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砍

kǎn · kan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to chop
  2. to cut down
  3. to throw sth at sb
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The lantern price

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这个(zhège)灯笼(dēnglóng)多少钱(duōshaoqián)？

    Boss, how much is this lantern?

  2. Qiqi

    六十(liùshí)块(kuài)，很(hěn)便宜(piányi)了(le)。

    Sixty yuan. That is already cheap.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)贵(guì)了(le)，能(néng)砍价(kǎnjià)吗(ma)？四十(sìshí)行不行(xíngbùxíng)？

    Too expensive! Can I bargain? Is forty okay?

  4. Qiqi

    四十(sìshí)不行(bùxíng)，五十(wǔshí)吧(ba)，不能(bùnéng)再(zài)砍(kǎn)了(le)。

    Forty won't work. Make it fifty. I can't go any lower.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，五十(wǔshí)！我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)三个(sāngè)！

    OK, fifty! We'll take three!

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)砍价(kǎnjià)砍(kǎn)了(le)十块(shíkuài)，又(yòu)多(duō)买(mǎi)了(le)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Dengdeng, you bargained ten yuan off, then bought two extra.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)从(cóng)树(shù)上(shàng)砍(kǎn)下(xià)了(le)一(yì)根(gēn)树(shù)枝(zhī)。

I cut a branch from the tree.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)砍(kǎn)了(le)一(yì)棵(kē)树(shù)。

He cut down a tree in his garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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