zhǎn

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 斩

斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

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

斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě

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

先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

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

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

披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí

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

斩断
zhǎn duàn

to cut off

斩杀
zhǎn shā

to behead

斩眼
zhǎn yǎn

to blink (literary)

斩而不奏
zhǎn ér bù zòu

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

斩首
zhǎn shǒu

to behead

杀虎斩蛟
shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo

lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon

满门抄斩
mǎn mén chāo zhǎn

to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

白斩鸡
bái zhǎn jī

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腰斩
yāo zhǎn

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

过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

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