砍

To chop in Chinese: 砍 (kǎn)

kǎn

to chop

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to chop
  2. 2to cut down
  3. 3to throw sth at sb

Stroke order

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砍

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄢˇ

kǎn

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他砍倒树。

    tā kǎn dǎo shù。

    He felled the tree.

  • 她很善于砍价。

    tā hěn shàn yú kǎn jià。

    She's good at bargaining the price down.

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terrible

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a person's preferences

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to boast

蜡烛

là zhú

candle

辣椒

là jiāo

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拦

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to block sb's path

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姥姥

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(coll.) mother's mother

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

粒

lì

grain

零件

líng jiàn

part

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