砍
kǎn
Meaning
- to chop
- to cut down
- to throw sth at sb
Definition
用刀、斧等猛力切、劈。
To cut or chop with a knife, axe, etc., using force.
Usage
常用于描述用工具砍伐、砍断某物，也可用于比喻义，如砍价（大幅度降价）或砍掉（取消、删减）。
Often used to describe felling or cutting something with a tool, also used metaphorically as in bargaining (to cut price drastically) or to cancel/delete.
Examples
- 1 他用斧头砍倒了那棵大树。 (He chopped down the big tree with an axe.)
- 2 今天去市场砍价，老板终于同意降价。 (Today I went to the market to bargain, and the boss finally agreed to lower the price.)
- 3 由于预算不足，公司决定砍掉这个项目。 (Due to insufficient budget, the company decided to scrap this project.)
- 4 她不小心用菜刀砍到了手指。 (She accidentally cut her finger with a kitchen knife.)
- 5 这片森林被非法砍伐了很多树木。 (Many trees in this forest have been illegally cut down.)
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