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腰斩

yāo zhǎn

Definitions

  • •to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
  • •to cut sth in half
  • •to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
  • •to terminate
  • •to cut short

Child Words of 腰斩

斩
zhǎn
腰
yāo