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Radical 112 · 9 strokes

to cut down

HSK 5 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#2822
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to cut down

    用刀斧等工具切割或砍倒yòng dāo fǔ děng gōngjù qiēgē huò kǎndào

    • He chopped down a tree.

  2. verb

    to chop

    用刀切或砍东西yòng dāo qiē huò kǎn dōngxi

    • He used an axe to chop down the tree.

  3. verb

    to throw sth at sb

    用刀斧等工具砍东西;砍树、砍柴yòng dāofǔ děng gōngjù kǎn dōngxi;kǎn shù、kǎn chái

    • He slashed me with a knife.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A sharp stone blade hacking makes a whooshing sound like a sigh of regret.

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