伐

fá

“To cut down” in Chinese is 伐 (fá).

Other characters with the syllable fa: see all 6 →

Meaning

to cut down
to fell
to dispatch an expedition against

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to attack
to boast

Example

我们真的得加紧步伐了。

We've really got to step on it.

From 步伐 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 伐

步伐bùfápaceHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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