砍
chop with axe; cut; reduce; throw
Meanings
4 senses · 19 examplesverb
chop, cut with axe or knife
Most commonly used for chopping wood or cutting branches with tools like axes and knives.
Grandpa goes to the back hill to chop firewood every morning.
The workers cut down the branches blocking the road.
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He was cut on the shoulder by a gangster during the robbery.
This dull knife is hard to cut through bones.
He accidentally cut his foot with an axe.
verb
reduce; cut (budget/plan)
Used for cutting costs, trimming plans, or negotiating lower prices.
You should learn to bargain when shopping at the market.
The company decided to cut two unnecessary projects from the annual plan.
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The municipal government cut several municipal projects to save expenses.
She successfully bargained down to a lower price to buy a new phone.
The school plans to cut the budget for non-core courses.
verb
throw, hit with object
dialectUsed mainly in northern Chinese dialects, informal register.
The neighbor's dog keeps breaking in, so we have to throw bricks at it.
Don't throw stones at stray cats, they are very pitiful.
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The naughty child threw small pebbles at the birds in the tree.
Grandpa used small clods of dirt to knock away the snow blocking the door gap.
verb
chat idly; boast
dialectA dialectal variant of 侃, used in some northern Chinese regions to mean casual chatting or boasting.
After dinner, old people always like to chat idly together.
They chatted idly for the whole night over the dinner table.
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Don't listen to his boasting, he has never been abroad.
A few friends are hiding in the corner chatting idly.
He always likes to boast about his adventure experiences in front of girls.