HSK 6 · verb

砍

kǎn

to chop; to cut down

他拿刀砍了一棵树。

Tā ná dāo kǎnle yì kē shù。

He chopped down a tree with a knife.

我们不能随便砍伐山上的树。

Wǒmen bù néng suíbiàn kǎnfá shān shàng de shù。

We can't cut down the trees on the mountain casually.