Definition
刀口 literally means the blade or edge of a knife. Figuratively, it refers to a crucial point or key moment in a situation. In medical contexts it means an incision or cut. There is also a common colloquial expression 把钱花在刀口上, meaning 'to spend money where it counts' — on the most important or effective thing.
n.
blade or edge of a knifecrucial pointkey moment(medical) incisioncut
Examples
- 刀口。Zhè bǎ dāo de dāo kǒu fēicháng fēnglì.The blade of this knife is very sharp.
- 刀口。Tánpàn dào le zuì guānjiàn de dāo kǒu shàng.The negotiations have reached the most critical point.
- 刀口。Shǒushù de dāo kǒu yùhé de hěn hǎo.The surgical incision is healing well.
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