Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 砍 | 砍 | kǎn | kan3 | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb | ||
| 2 | 磨刀不误砍柴工 | 磨刀不誤砍柴工 | mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng | mo2 dao1 bu4 wu4 kan3 chai2 gong1 | lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom); fig. time invested in preparations is not lost; a beard well lathered is half shaved | ||
| 3 | 砍柴打草 | 砍柴打草 | kǎn chái dǎ cǎo | kan3 chai2 da3 cao3 | to chop firewood (idiom) | ||
| 4 | 砍大山 | 砍大山 | kǎn dà shān | kan3 da4 shan1 | to chat (1980s Beijing slang); to chew the fat | ||
| 5 | 砍刀 | 砍刀 | kǎn dāo | kan3 dao1 | machete | ||
| 6 | 砍断 | 砍斷 | kǎn duàn | kan3 duan4 | to chop off | ||
| 7 | 砍伐 | 砍伐 | kǎn fá | kan3 fa2 | to hew; to cut down | ||
| 8 | 砍价 | 砍價 | kǎn jià | kan3 jia4 | to bargain; to cut or beat down a price | ||
| 9 | 砍杀 | 砍殺 | kǎn shā | kan3 sha1 | to attack with a bladed weapon | ||
| 10 | 砍伤 | 砍傷 | kǎn shāng | kan3 shang1 | to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash; to gash | ||
| 11 | 砍树 | 砍樹 | kǎn shù | kan3 shu4 | to chop wood; to chop down trees | ||
| 12 | 砍死 | 砍死 | kǎn sǐ | kan3 si3 | to hack to death; to kill with an ax | ||
| 13 | 砍头 | 砍頭 | kǎn tóu | kan3 tou2 | to decapitate; to behead | ||
| 14 | 砍头不过风吹帽 | 砍頭不過風吹帽 | kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào | kan3 tou2 bu4 guo4 feng1 chui1 mao4 | to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom) | ||
| 15 | 滥砍滥伐 | 濫砍濫伐 | làn kǎn làn fá | lan4 kan3 lan4 fa2 | wanton destruction of forested lands | ||
| 16 | 乱砍滥伐 | 亂砍濫伐 | luàn kǎn làn fá | luan4 kan3 lan4 fa2 | to fell trees indiscriminately; excessive deforestation (idiom) |
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