砍柴 kǎnchái

kǎnchái verb to chop firewood
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Same as 劈柴 (Guoyu '砍柴')

Contained in

• 磨刀不误砍柴工(磨刀不誤砍柴工) sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer; time invested in preparations is not lost

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