| 切肉刀 | qiē ròu dāo | meat cleaver |
| 刮皮刀 | guā pí dāo | peeler; potato peeler |
| 刮胡刀 | guā hú dāo | razor |
| 剃刀 | tì dāo | razor |
| 剃须刀 | tì xū dāo | razor |
| 割鸡焉用牛刀 | gē jī yān yòng niú dāo | lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken?; to waste effort on a trifling matter (idiom) |
| 十字头螺刀 | shí zì tóu luó dāo | Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit) |
| 千刀万剐 | qiān dāo wàn guǎ | to make mincemeat of sb; to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing) |
| 卷笔刀 | juǎn bǐ dāo | pencil sharpener |
| 吃刀 | chī dāo | penetration of a cutting tool |
| 单刀直入 | dān dāo zhí rù | to get straight to the point (idiom) |
| 大刀会 | dà dāo huì | Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion |
| 大剪刀 | dà jiǎn dāo | shears; large scissors; secateurs |
| 大镰刀 | dà lián dāo | scythe |
| 宝刀未老 | bǎo dāo wèi lǎo | treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous |
| 小刀会 | xiǎo dāo huì | Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion in 1855 |
| 弹簧刀 | tán huáng dāo | flick knife; switchblade; spring-loaded knife |
| 快刀斩乱麻 | kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má | lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot |
| 快刀断乱麻 | kuài dāo duàn luàn má | lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot |
| 折刀 | zhé dāo | clasp knife; folding knife |
| 折刀儿 | zhé dāor | a clasp knife; a folding knife |
| 抹刀 | mǒ dāo | scraper; trowel; putty knife |
| 拼刺刀 | pīn cì dāo | bayonet charge |
| 持刀 | chí dāo | to hold a knife; knife-wielding |
| 指甲刀 | zhǐ jia dāo | nail clipper |
| 掇刀 | Duō dāo | Duodao district of Jingmen city 荆门市, Hubei |
| 掇刀区 | Duō dāo qū | Duodao district of Jingmen city 荆门市, Hubei |
| 操刀手 | cāo dāo shǒu | person charged with decisive action; hatchet man |
放下屠刀，
立地成佛 | fàng xià tú dāo ,
lì dì chéng fó | lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
| 日本刀 | Rì běn dāo | Japanese sword; katana |
| 柳叶刀 | liǔ yè dāo | lancet (surgeon's knife) |
| 桁杨刀锯 | háng yáng dāo jù | lit. stocks and knives; fig. any punishment equipment; torture instrument |
| 杠刀 | gàng dāo | to sharpen a knife (or razor etc) |
| 横刀夺爱 | héng dāo duó ài | to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom) |
杀鸡何必要用牛刀
呢 | shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne | don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut; de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official) |
| 杀鸡焉用牛刀 | shā jī yān yòng niú dāo | don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam |
| 水果刀 | shuǐ guǒ dāo | paring knife; fruit knife; CL:把 |
| 泥刀 | ní dāo | trowel |
| 滚刀肉 | gǔn dāo ròu | annoying person; troublemaker; pain in the neck |
| 潜水刀 | qián shuǐ dāo | dive knife |
| 火海刀山 | huǒ hǎi dāo shān | lit. seas of flames and mountains of daggers; fig. extreme dangers (idiom) |
| 猎刀 | liè dāo | hunting knife |
| 瑞士军刀 | Ruì shì jūn dāo | Swiss Army knife |
| 真刀真枪 | zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng | real swords, real spears (idiom); real weapons; very much for real; every bit real; the genuine article |
| 砍刀 | kǎn dāo | chopper (for wood etc) |
| 磨刀 | mó dāo | to hone (a knife) |
| 磨刀石 | mó dāo shí | whetstone (for honing knives) |
| 秋刀鱼 | qiū dāo yú | Pacific saury (Cololabis saira) |
| 立刀旁 | lì dāo páng | name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc; see also 刂 |
| 竹刀 | zhú dāo | shinai (bamboo sword for kendō) |
