How to write 斩

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Meaning of 斩

Pinyin zhǎn

Radical

斤

Strokes

Definition

behead / chop

Usage

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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)