砍
kǎn
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
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Characters
Examples
很多树被砍倒。
hěn duō shù bèi kǎn dào。
A lot of trees were cut down.
他在花园里砍了一棵树。
tā zài huā yuán lǐ kǎn le yī kē shù。
He cut down a tree in his garden.
他砍了花园里的一棵树。
tā kǎn le huā yuán lǐ de yī kē shù。
He cut down a tree in his garden.
Words with this character
砍价 kǎn jià to bargain砍刀 kǎn dāo machete砍断 kǎn duàn to chop off砍伐 kǎn fá to hew砍杀 kǎn shā to attack with a bladed weapon砍伤 kǎn shāng to wound with a blade or hatchet砍树 kǎn shù to chop wood砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death砍头 kǎn tóu to decapitate砍大山 kǎn dà shān variant of 侃大山[kan3 da4 shan1]滥砍滥伐 làn kǎn làn fá wanton destruction of forested lands砍头不过风吹帽 kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat磨刀不误砍柴工 mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer