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.
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