砍

kǎn

verb HSK 7 #2,204

Meanings

1 to chop
2 to hack
3 to cut down
4 to slash

Characters

to chop; to hack

Examples

他用斧头砍树。

Tā yòng fǔtóu kǎn shù.

He chopped the tree with an axe.

别砍价了，已经很便宜了。

Bié kǎnjià le, yǐjīng hěn piányi le.

Stop haggling, it’s already very cheap.

他把木头砍成两半。

Tā bǎ mùtou kǎn chéng liǎng bàn.

He chopped the wood in half.

Tips

usage

砍价 (kǎnjià) is a common colloquial expression meaning 'to haggle/bargain' — literally 'to chop the price.'

Stroke Order

砍 kǎn