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斩
zhǎn
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
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HSK 6
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⿰车斤
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Words Using 斩 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
斩钉截铁
↗
zhǎndīngjiétiě
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical
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zhǎndīngjiétiě
斩钉截铁
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HSK 6
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical
斩
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zhǎn
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop
zhǎn
斩
↗
to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop
斩断
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zhǎnduàn
to cut off / to chop sth in half
zhǎnduàn
斩断
↗
to cut off / to chop sth in half
披荆斩棘
↗
pījīngzhǎnjí
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
pījīngzhǎnjí
披荆斩棘
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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
斩杀
↗
zhǎnshā
to kill and behead
zhǎnshā
斩杀
↗
to kill and behead
斩眼
↗
zhǎnyǎn
to blink (literary)
zhǎnyǎn
斩眼
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to blink (literary)
斩而不奏
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zhǎnérbùzòu
to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
zhǎnérbùzòu
斩而不奏
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to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
斩草除根
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zhǎncǎochúgēn
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
zhǎncǎochúgēn
斩草除根
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to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
斩首
↗
zhǎnshǒu
to behead
zhǎnshǒu
斩首
↗
to behead
杀虎斩蛟
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shāhǔzhǎnjiāo
lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
shāhǔzhǎnjiāo
杀虎斩蛟
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lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon