"斩" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 斩 |  zhǎn | to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results beginning with 斩 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩首 | zhǎn shǒu | to behead | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩断 | zhǎn duàn | to cut off / to chop sth in half | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩杀 | zhǎn shā | to behead | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩新 | zhǎn xīn | variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩眼 | zhǎn yǎn | to blink (literary) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩草除根 | zhǎn cǎo chú gēn | to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩钉截铁 | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩首行动 | decapitation strike / leadership strike / counterleadership strike | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 斩而不奏 | zhǎn ér bù zòu | to do sth and not report the fact (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 白斩鸡 | bái zhǎn jī | Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken" | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 先斩后奏 | xiān zhǎn hòu zòu | first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom) / act first, report later | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 满门抄斩 | mǎn mén chāo zhǎn | to execute the whole family and confiscate their property | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 杀虎斩蛟 | shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo | lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 两国相争，不斩来使 | liáng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ | when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
