利刃 (lì rèn) — sharp blade, sharp knife

Definition

noun
sharp bladesharp knife
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 利刃
    Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì bǎ lì rèn.
    He is holding a sharp blade in his hand.
  • 利刃
    Zhè bǎ lì rèn fēi cháng fēng lì, kě yǐ qīng sōng qiē kāi niú ròu.
    This sharp knife is very sharp and can easily cut through beef.
  • 利刃
    Xiǎo xīn, bié bèi lì rèn huá shāng le shǒu.
    Be careful not to cut your hand with the sharp blade.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

sharp
rènblade

利 means sharp and 刃 means blade, so together they form a sharp blade.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

利 combines 禾 (grain) and 刀 (knife), showing a knife used to cut grain.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

刃 is a knife with a mark on the blade, pointing to the sharp edge.

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