滿門抄斬 mǎn mén chāo zhǎn

to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

Characters

Character Meaning
滿 mǎn
full; completely; fully
門 mén
door; gate; doorway
抄 chāo HSK 5
to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize
斬 zhǎn
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)