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kǎn
v. cut, chop, hack; (dialect) to throw sth. at...
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[kǎn]   v. to cut down, to cut off, to bargain
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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nà kē shù bèi kán dǎo le, héng zài lù shang .
phr. That tree was cut down and fell across the road.
kǎn fá
v. fell (trees)
kǎn chái
v. cut firewood, chop wood; get firewood
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shān li chuán lái le kǎn qiáo shēng
phr. The sound of cutting firewood was coming from the mountain.
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tū rán, yì bǎ dà dāo xiàng wū yún kǎn qù, wū yún liè kāi le .
phr. Suddenly, a broadsword hewed towards the dark clouds and the clouds split.
mó dāo bú wù kǎn chái gōng
idiom. Grinding a chopper will not delay the work of cutting firewood-- more preparation may quicken the speed of work