Meaning of kǎn:
kǎn
砍
Verb
to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb
Tā yòng fǔzi bǎ nà kē shù kǎn dǎo le.
他用斧子把那棵树砍倒了。
He used an axe to chop down that tree.
Tā yòng fǔ tóu bǎ shù kǎn dǎo le.
他用斧头把树砍倒了。
He used an axe to cut down the tree.
Tā yòng zhuāntóu kǎn nàgè shādài.
他用砖头砍那个沙袋。
He threw a brick at that sandbag.