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Information of 斩

Pinyinzhǎn

Radical

斤

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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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.)

劈波斩浪 pī bō zhǎn làng

cleave through the waves

斩钉截铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě

lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical

抄斩 chāo zhǎn

Copy cut

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

斩首 zhǎn shǒu

to behead

斩断 zhǎn duàn

to cut off / to chop sth in half

斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely

斩获 zhǎn huò

gain / capture / behead / decapitate / take prisoner

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

斩尽杀绝 zhǎn jìn shā jué

genocide / kill all / completely annihilate / have sb. wiped out

斩落 zhǎn luò

Cut down

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

问斩 wèn zhǎn

behead / decapitate

先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

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]

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)

Input Method for 斩

Pinyinzhan3

Wubi

lrh

Cangjie

kqhml

Zhengma

hepd

Four Corner

42521

Unicode

U+65a9

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