Writing
砍伐 (kǎn fá) — how to say "to cut down" in Chinese
砍伐
To cut down, to fell
verb
Character composition
砍
to chop, to hack
伐
to fell, to cut down
Radicals / Keys
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Collocations
砍伐树木
kǎn fá shù mù
cut down trees
砍伐森林
kǎn fá sēn lín
deforest
禁止砍伐
jìn zhǐ kǎn fá
prohibit logging
Examples
为了保护环境，禁止砍伐这片森林。
To protect the environment, logging in this forest is prohibited.
他们砍伐树木。
They are cutting down trees.
Frequently asked questions
Cut down in Chinese
"to cut down" in Chinese is 砍伐 (kǎn fá).
砍伐 meaning in English
砍伐 (kǎn fá) means "To cut down, to fell".
How is 砍伐 pronounced?
It is pronounced kǎn fá (written as kan fa, kanfa). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to cut down" in Chinese characters?
It is written 砍伐: 砍 has 9 strokes, 伐 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 砍伐?
砍伐 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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