砍 ham² {kǎn}

1. to chop
2. to cut down
3. to throw sth at sb

砍刀 ham² dou¹ {kǎn dāo}

chopper (for wood etc)

砍斷〔-断〕 ham² dyun⁶ {kǎn duàn}

to chop off

砍伐 ham² fat⁶ {kǎn fá}

1. to hew
2. to cut down

砍價〔-价〕 ham² gaa³ {kǎn jià}

1. to bargain
2. to cut or beat down a price

砍殺〔-杀〕 ham² saat³ {kǎn shā}

to attack and kill

砍死 ham² sei² {kǎn sǐ}

1. to hack to death
2. to kill with an ax

砍傷〔-伤〕 ham² soeng¹ {kǎn shāng}

1. to wound with a blade or hatchet
2. to slash
3. to gash

砍樹〔-树〕 ham² syu⁶ {kǎn shù}

1. to chop wood
2. to chop down trees

砍頭〔-头〕 ham² tau⁴ {kǎn tóu}

1. to decapitate
2. to behead

砍大山 ham² daai⁶ saan¹ {kǎn dà shān}

1. to chat (1980s Beijing slang)
2. to chew the fat

砍頭不過風吹帽〔-头-过风--〕 ham² tau⁴ bat¹ gwo³ fung¹ ceoi¹ mou² {kǎn tóu bù guò fēng chuī mào}

to regard decapitation as no more important than the wind blowing off your hat (idiom)