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Information of 斩

Pinyin zhǎn
Radical
Strokes
8 strokes
Usage
★★★★★
Definition
behead / chop
斩 zhǎn 定义: 1. 砍断。 (English: to chop off.) - 砍断:~断。 (to chop off: to break.) - ~首。 (to decapitate.) - ~决。 (to decide through execution.) - ~除。 (to eliminate.) - ~草除根。 (to cut off weeds at the root.) - ~钉截铁。 (to act decisively.) - 先~后奏。 (to prioritize.) - 披荊~棘。 (to remove obstacles.) 2. 同本义 ([En.] behead; decapitate; chop someone’s head off; chop; kill) - 引用: 1. 《说文》:斩,截也。 (To chop is to sever.) 2. 《尔雅·释诂》:斩,杀也。 (To chop means to kill.) 3. 《诗·小雅·节南山》:国既卒斩。 (The country has executed.) 4. 《释名·释丧制》:斫头曰斩,斩要曰要斩。 (To chop the head is called a beheading.) 5. 《周礼·秋官·掌戮》:掌斩杀贼谍而膊之。 (To execute thieves.) 6. 《墨子·备城门》:不从令者斩。 (Those who disobey orders will be executed.) 7. 《史记·陈涉世家》:法皆斩。 (All offenses are punishable by death.) 8. 失期当斩。 (Failure to keep promises will lead to execution.) 9. 借第令毋斩。 (Do not execute the messenger.) 10. 《世说新语·自新》:杀虎斩蛟。 (To slay a tiger and behead a dragon.) 3. 砍;砍断 ([En.] chop; cut down) - 引用: 1. 宋·苏洵《六国论》:斩荆棘。 (To cut through thorns.) 2. 宋·苏轼《教战守》:斩刈杀伐之际。 (At the time of battle.) 4. 断绝 ([En.] break off; dissociate) - 引用: 1. 《三国演义》:汉祀不斩,皆出将军之赐也。 (Han sacrifices are not severed.) 5. 剪裁,特指丧服不缉下边 ([En.] tailor; cut out a garment) - 引用: 1. 《左传·襄公十七年》:齐晏桓子卒,晏婴粗缳,斩。 (In mourning, a coarse robe is tailored.) 6. 用同“眨”。眼睛一睁一闭 ([En.] wink) - 引用: 1. 《西游记》:还斩眼动鳞。 (To blink.) 斩 zhǎn 副词: 非常;特别 ([En.] very; special) - 引用: 1. 《老残游记》:老远地便见有多少洋枪队,由教习打着外国口号,一斩齐地走了上来。 (Countless foreign troops marching.) - 例: - 斩平(特别平整) (Very smooth.) - 斩截(干脆;利落) (Very sharp.) - 斩新(簇新;全新) (Brand new.)
pī bō zhǎn làng
cleave through the waves
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical
chāo zhǎn
Copy cut
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
zhǎn shǒu
to behead
zhǎn duàn
to cut off / to chop sth in half
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
zhǎn huò
gain / capture / behead / decapitate / take prisoner
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
zhǎn jìn shā jué
genocide / kill all / completely annihilate / have sb. wiped out
zhǎn luò
Cut down
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
wèn zhǎn
behead / decapitate
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
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]
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)
Input Method for 斩
Pinyin zhan3
Wubi
lrh
Cangjie
kqhml
Zhengma
hepd
Four Corner
42521
Unicode
U+65a9