砍伐

kǎnfá
  1. to hew
  2. to cut down

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to subdue by sending armed forces; to wage a punitive expedition; to send troops to suppress
  2. to fell (trees); to lop; to cut down; to hew; to deforest
  3. to subdue by sending armed forces; to wage a punitive expedition; to send troops to suppress

Wiktionary

Examples

汤姆在后院砍伐了一棵树。

Tom cut down a tree in his yard.

Source: Tatoeba

在加拿大有很多区域砍伐树木是非法的。

In Canada, there are many areas where it is illegal to log trees.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 砍 kǎn
  1. to chop
  2. to cut down
  3. to throw sth at sb
2 伐 fá
  1. to cut down
  2. to fell
  3. to dispatch an expedition against
  4. to attack
  5. to boast
  6. Taiwan pr. fā

Related entries

楂 chá
  1. fell trees
  2. raft
  3. to hew
槎 chá
  1. a raft made of bamboo or wood
  2. to fell trees
  3. to hew
伐 fá
  1. to cut down
  2. to fell
  3. to dispatch an expedition against
  4. to attack
  5. to boast
  6. Taiwan pr. fā
削减 xuējiǎn
  1. to cut down
  2. to reduce
  3. to lower
公司为了削减成本，拒绝让员工自行加班。

In order to cut down on costs, the company refuses to allow employees to work overtime.

Source: Tatoeba

摲 shàn
  1. to cut down
  2. mow
芟 shān
  1. to cut down
  2. to mow
  3. to eliminate
  4. scythe
减削 jiǎnxuē
  1. to reduce
  2. to cut down
砍 kǎn
  1. to chop
  2. to cut down
  3. to throw sth at sb
還要花能量砍掉。

It still costs energy to chop it off.

Source: Tatoeba

裁减 cáijiǎn
  1. to reduce
  2. to lessen
  3. to cut down
农村的女孩喜欢把红色的纸裁减成桃和李的花及贴在门窗上。

Country girls like to cut red paper into peach and plum blossoms and paste them onto doors and windows.

Source: Tatoeba