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伐木 (fá mù) — to fell trees, to cut down trees (as an activity)

Definition

伐木 (fá mù) means 'to fell trees / logging' as an activity or industry, typically used in the context of forestry work, not a single tree in a yard. It is a formal, written-style compound verb.

verb
to fell treesto cut down trees (as an activity)

Examples

  • 伐木。
    Gōng rén men zhèng zài shān lǐ fá mù.
    The workers are felling trees in the mountains.
  • 。
    Tā men fá le zhěng zhěng yì tiān mù.
    They felled trees for a whole day.
  • 伐木。
    fá mù Shì yí jiàn hěn xīn kǔ de gōng zuò.
    Logging is a very hard job.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

伐fácut
木mùtree

伐 means cut and 木 means tree, so the action is directed at trees.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

伐 combines 人 (person) and 戈 (spear), drawing a spear at a person's neck to show cutting or striking.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

木 is drawn as a tree, with branches above and roots below.

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Appears in
Trees & Forest

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