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弯刀 Pronunciation and Pinyin

弯刀 Usage and Examples

scimitar

saber

cutlass

斯迈对一切事物都有好听的称呼,他的短弯刀是约翰尼螺丝锥,因为他在别人的伤口上扭动着它。

Smee had pleasant names for everything, and his cutlass was Johnny Corkscrew, because he wiggled it in the wound.

我未曾到过火热的城门,也未曾在暖雨中作战,更未曾在过膝的盐沼里挥舞弯刀,挨着飞蝇的叮咬,苦战。

I was neither at the hot gates, nor fought in the warm rain, nor knee deep in the salt marsh, heaving a cutlass, bitten by flies, fought.

The characters in 弯刀

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弯
wān9to bend or curve
刀
dāo2knife

More words starting with 弯

  • wān弯xià下bend down, stoop
  • wān弯xià下yāo腰bend down, stoop
  • wān弯tóu头Elbow, Bend
  • wān弯zǐ子curve, bend
  • wān弯dù度The degree of a curve or bend.
  • wān弯gōng弓draw a bow, bend a bow
  • wān弯wān弯curved, winding
  • wān弯wān弯de的curved, winding
  • wān弯chéng成le了bent into, curved into
  • wān弯qū曲Curved or bent; not straight.
  • wān弯qū曲chéng成bend into, curve into
  • wān弯qū曲chéng成zhuàng状bend into shape, form into shape

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Questions about 弯刀

What does 弯刀 mean in Chinese?

弯刀 (wān dāo) means “scimitar, saber, cutlass”.

How do you pronounce 弯刀?

弯刀 is pronounced wān dāo in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “scimitar” in Chinese?

“scimitar” is 弯刀 (wān dāo) in Chinese.

How is 弯刀 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 弯刀, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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