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7-9

to fell

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kan3fa2 • kǎnfá

Meaning


Primary

to fell

Alternatives

fell, fells, felled, felling, to cut down, cut down, to chop down, chop down

Mnemonic


砍伐 To fell is 砍 to chop at the base of a tree in order 伐 to fell it.

Usage


他 用 锯子 砍伐 树木。

He used a saw to fell trees.

这里 禁止 随意 砍伐 森林。

It is forbidden to fell trees in the forest here.

政府 计画 砍伐 一些 危险 的 树。

The government plans to fell some dangerous trees.

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