砍伐

kǎnfá

verb #34,111

Meanings

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

Characters

to fell, cut down

Examples

工人正在砍伐这片森林。

Gōngrén zhèngzài kǎnfá zhè piàn sēnlín.

The workers are cutting down this forest.

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