砍伐

kǎnfá

verb HSK 7-9 #34,111

Meanings

1 to fell (trees)
2 to cut down
3 to log

Characters

to fell, cut down

Examples

HSK 4

工人正在砍伐这片森林。

Gōngrén zhèngzài kǎnfá zhè piàn sēnlín.

The workers are cutting down this forest.

HSK 5

政府禁止砍伐这种珍贵的树木。

Zhèngfǔ jìnzhǐ kǎnfá zhèzhǒng zhēnguì de shùmù.

The government has banned the felling of this rare tree.

Tips

usage

砍伐 is the formal verb for felling trees - used in environmental, forestry, and policy contexts (滥砍滥伐 lànkǎn lànfá = reckless deforestation). For everyday 'chop wood' you'd just say 砍 (kǎn) or 砍柴 (kǎnchái). 伐 alone is literary and also means 'to attack' or 'to crusade.'

Stroke Order

砍 kǎn

伐 fá