直木先伐 zhímùxiānfá straight trees are felled first Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 直 zhí adjective straight straight; vertical; not curved; as an antonym to 弯 wān木 mù noun tree (bound form) tree; plant life先 xiān adverb first earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance伐 fá noun to fell to cut down; to fell trees