砍
kǎn
to cut, to chop
Character
Example phrases
- 工人先把枯枝砍掉，避免大风时砸到路人。 Gōngrén xiān bǎ kūzhī kǎn diào, bìmiǎn dàfēng shí zá dào lùrén. The workers first cut off the dead branches to prevent them hitting passers-by in strong winds.
- 爷爷拿着斧头去山上砍柴。 Yéye názhe fǔtou qù shān shàng kǎn chái. Grandpa took an axe up the mountain to chop firewood.
- 他们把路边的树砍倒了，准备修路。 Tāmen bǎ lù biān de shù kǎn dǎo le, zhǔnbèi xiū lù. They cut down the trees by the road to get ready to build it.