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砍

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kǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to chop
  2. 2. to cut down
  3. 3. to throw sth at sb

Example Sentences

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他 砍 倒樹。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13108955)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 砍

砍头
kǎn tóu

to decapitate; to behead

砍断
kǎn duàn

to chop off

砍死
kǎn sǐ

to hack to death

砍伤
kǎn shāng

to wound with a blade or hatchet

砍树
kǎn shù

to chop wood

砍伐
kǎn fá

to hew

砍杀
kǎn shā

to attack with a bladed weapon

砍刀
kǎn dāo

machete

砍大山
kǎn dà shān

to chat (1980s Beijing slang)

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 (idiom)

砍价
kǎn jià

to bargain

滥砍滥伐
làn kǎn làn fá

wanton destruction of forested lands

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 (idiom)

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