刀尖 (dāo jiān) — the tip / point of a knife or sword; tip of a machine tool

Definition

Examples

• 这把刀的刀尖非常锋利。
  Zhè bǎ dāo de dāo jiān fēi cháng fēng lì.
  The point of this knife is very sharp.
• 他用刀尖刺破了纸张。
  Tā yòng dāo jiān cì pò le zhǐ zhāng.
  He used the knife point to pierce the paper.
• 雕刻师用刀尖在木板上刻出细线。
  Diāo kè shī yòng dāo jiān zài mù bǎn shàng kè chū xì xiàn.
  The carver used the knife tip to carve fine lines on the wooden board.

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