磨刀 módāo
módāo
verb
to hone (a knife)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '磨刀')
Contained in
- 细磨刀石(細磨刀石) whetstone (for honing knives)
- 磨刀石 whetstone (for honing knives)
- 磨刀不误砍柴工(磨刀不誤砍柴工) sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer; time invested in preparations is not lost
- 磨刀霍霍 to sharpen one's sword; to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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