指甲刀

zhǐjiadāo

noun

Measure Word

一把指甲刀 bǎ

Meanings

1 nail clipper
2 nail cutter

Characters

Examples

我找不到指甲刀了。

Wǒ zhǎo bù dào zhǐjiadāo le.

I can't find the nail clipper.

这个指甲刀很锋利。

Zhège zhǐjiadāo hěn fēnglì.

This nail clipper is very sharp.

超市里卖各种指甲刀。

Chāoshì lǐ mài gè zhǒng zhǐjiadāo.

The supermarket sells various kinds of nail clippers.

Tips

usage

Also called 指甲钳 (zhǐjiaqián) in southern China and Taiwan. 甲 takes neutral tone in this compound.

Stroke Order

指 zhǐ

甲 jiǎ

刀 dāo