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斩

zhǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to behead (as form of capital punishment)
  2. 2. to chop

Words Containing 斩

白斩鸡
bái zhǎn jī

Cantonese poached chicken, known as \white cut chicken\",2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128381,90140,white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128382,90141,Bai (ethnic group),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128383,90142,white flag,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128384,90143,daytime,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128385,90143,sun,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128386,90143,time,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128387,90144,to daydream,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128388,90144,to indulge in wishful thinking,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128389,90145,daydream,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128390,90145,reverie,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128391,90146,daytime,2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128392,90147,Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping),2025-02-14 13:18:22,2025-02-14 13:18:22 128393,90148,Bainang county

斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

斩杀
zhǎn shā

to behead

杀虎斩蛟
shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo

lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon

两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

斩眼
zhǎn yǎn

to blink (literary)

斩断
zhǎn duàn

to cut off

腰斩
yāo zhǎn

to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)

披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)

过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)

斩首
zhǎn shǒu

to behead

斩而不奏
zhǎn ér bù zòu

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

满门抄斩
mǎn mén chāo zhǎn

to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)