Word: 菜刀 (càidāo) 菜刀 dictionary entry càidāo vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver Full dictionary entry for 菜刀 Example sentences using 菜刀 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 孩子还小，别让他一个人拿菜刀。 Háizi hái xiǎo, bié ràng tā yí gè rén ná càidāo. The child is still small, so don't let him hold a kitchen knife alone. 我妈妈用菜刀切土豆丝。 Wǒ māma yòng càidāo qiè tǔdòusī. My mom uses a vegetable knife to shred potatoes.