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
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