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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	砍杀	砍殺	kǎn shā	kan3 sha1	to attack with a bladed weapon
4	乱砍滥伐	亂砍濫伐	luàn kǎn làn fá	luan4 kan3 lan4 fa2	to fell trees indiscriminately; excessive deforestation (idiom)
5	滥砍滥伐	濫砍濫伐	làn kǎn làn fá	lan4 kan3 lan4 fa2	wanton destruction of forested lands
6	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)
7	砍头	砍頭	kǎn tóu	kan3 tou2	to decapitate; to behead
8	砍死	砍死	kǎn sǐ	kan3 si3	to hack to death; to kill with an ax
9	砍树	砍樹	kǎn shù	kan3 shu4	to chop wood; to chop down trees
10	砍伤	砍傷	kǎn shāng	kan3 shang1	to wound with a blade or hatchet; to slash; to gash
11	砍价	砍價	kǎn jià	kan3 jia4	to bargain; to cut or beat down a price
12	砍伐	砍伐	kǎn fá	kan3 fa2	to hew; to cut down
13	砍断	砍斷	kǎn duàn	kan3 duan4	to chop off
14	砍倒	砍倒	kǎn dào	kan3 dao4	Chop down
15	砍刀	砍刀	kǎn dāo	kan3 dao1	machete
16	砍大山	砍大山	kǎn dà shān	kan3 da4 shan1	to chat (1980s Beijing slang); to chew the fat
17	砍柴打草	砍柴打草	kǎn chái dǎ cǎo	kan3 chai2 da3 cao3	to chop firewood (idiom)