腰斬 yāo zhǎn

to terminate; to reduce sth by a dramatic margin

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to terminate
  2. 2. to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
  3. 3. to cut short
  4. 4. to cut sth in half
  5. 5. to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)

Characters

Character Meaning
腰 yāo HSK 5
waist; lower back; middle
斬 zhǎn
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)