cǎifá

采伐

Word · VerbTraditional採

fell trees in a forest; timber harvesting

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to fell trees in a forest; to cut down trees for wood

formal

Specifically refers to the act of harvesting timber, often in a professional or industrial context. The term combines the actions of 'selecting' (采) and 'felling' (伐).

Tā他
men们
chí持
yǒu有
xǔ许
kě可
zhèng证
 ,
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
bǎo保
hù护
qū区
wài外
cǎi采
fá伐
lín林
mù木
 。

They hold a permit to fell trees outside the protected area.

Guò过
dù度
cǎi采
fá伐
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
sēn森
lín林
miàn面
jī积
jiǎn减
shǎo少
 。

Excessive logging leads to a reduction in forest area.

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Zhè这
ge个
gōng公
sī司
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
yè业
wù务
shì是
mù木
cái材
cǎi采
fá伐
hé和
jiā加
gōng工
 。

This company's main business is timber harvesting and processing.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhì制
dìng定
le了
yán严
gé格
de的
cǎi采
fá伐
xiàn限
é额
 。

The government has set strict logging quotas.

Cǎi采
fá伐
zuò作
yè业
bì必
xū须
zài在
dōng冬
jì季
jìn进
xíng行
 ,
yǐ以
jiǎn减
shǎo少
duì对
huán环
jìng境
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 。

Logging operations must be carried out in winter to minimize environmental impact.