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砍伐 kǎnfá

砍伐 kǎnfá Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 砍伐 kǎnfá .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎnfá | kan3 fa2
English translation
to hew
to cut down

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Traditional form

砍伐 kǎnfá

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 砍伐 kǎnfá

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kǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and qiàn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

qiàn

Semantic compound

Shí

Positional decomposition

石欠

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

亻戈

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 砍伐 kǎnfá

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cóng 秃头 tū tóu de 柳树 liǔ shù , yīn 不断 bùduàn 遭受 zāoshòu 砍伐 kǎnfá dōu 失去 shīqù le 天然 tiān rán de 形状 xíngzhuàng .

The pollard willows were tortured out of their natural shape by incessant choppings.

我们 wǒmen 必须 bìxū zài ǎi 树林 Shù lín Zhōng 砍伐 kǎnfá chū tiáo lái .

We had to chop a way through the undergrowth.

砍伐 kǎnfá Decomposition

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砍伐 kǎnfá Compounds

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