Hanzi

砍

to chop/to cut down/to throw sth at sb

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

kǎn

Bopomofo

ㄎㄢˇ

Jyutping

ham2

Example sentences

砍 kǎn
他用大斧頭砍斷了那棵枯樹。
他用大斧头砍断了那棵枯树。

He used a large axe to chop down that dead tree.

斧頭 / 斧头 fǔtou
伐木工人拿著斧頭去森林裡砍樹。
伐木工人拿著斧头去森林里砍树。

The woodcutter took an axe to the forest to cut trees.

砍伐 kǎnfā
過度砍伐林木會破壞生態平衡。
过度砍伐林木会破坏生态平衡。

Excessive felling of trees will destroy the ecological balance.

伐木 fámù
伐木工人正在森林裡砍伐林木。
伐木工人正在森林里砍伐林木。

Lumberjacks are felling trees in the forest.

Example Vocabulary

砍

kan3

to chop; to cut; to reduce

砍價

kan3'jia4

砍伐

kan3'fa1

to fell; to cut down (trees)

砍刀

kan3'dao1

砍斷

kan3'duan4

砍死

砍殺

kan3'sha1

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