Definition
伐木 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to fell trees' or 'to do logging'. The verb 伐 and the object 木 can split when you add a measure word, duration, or aspect marker between them — for example, 伐了三天木 ('felled trees for three days'). It is a formal or technical term for the activity of cutting down trees.
v.o.
to fell treesto cut down trees (as an activity)
Examples
- 伐木。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài shān lǐ fá mù.The workers are felling trees in the mountains.
- 。Tāmen fá le zhěngzhěng yì tiān mù.They felled trees for a whole day.
- 伐木。fá mù shì yí jiàn hěn xīnkǔ de gōngzuò.Logging is a very hard job.
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