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砍

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Definitions

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

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他 砍 倒樹。
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Words Containing 砍

滥砍滥伐
làn kǎn làn fá

wanton destruction of forested lands

砍伐
kǎn fá

to hew

砍伤
kǎn shāng

to wound with a blade or hatchet

砍价
kǎn jià

to bargain

砍刀
kǎn dāo

machete

砍大山
kǎn dà shān

to chat (1980s Beijing slang)

砍断
kǎn duàn

to chop off

砍树
kǎn shù

to chop wood

砍死
kǎn sǐ

to hack to death

砍杀
kǎn shā

to attack with a bladed weapon

砍头
kǎn tóu

to decapitate; to behead

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)

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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