斩 zhǎn

cut, chop, sever; behead

HSK 6 #2463

DEFINITIONS

  • cut, chop, sever
  • behead
  • to behead (as form of capital punishment)
  • to chop

STROKES

WORDS

斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě
HSK 6
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
斩首 zhǎn shǒu to behead
斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely
斩断 zhǎn duàn to cut off; to chop sth in half
过关斩将 guò guān zhǎn jiàng to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom); abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]
披荆斩棘 pī jīng zhǎn jí lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail
先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom); fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
白斩鸡 bái zhǎn jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
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; cutting the Gordian knot
斩新 zhǎn xīn variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1]
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)
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
腰斩 yāo zhǎn 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
斩马谡 zhǎn mǎ sù Zhan Masu (Zhan Zhao), a military strategist and general of the Shu-Han state during the Three Kingdoms period. He is known for his controversial reputation and is often portrayed as a cautionary tale of advising without considering all factors.
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