zhǎndīngjiétiě

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

zhǎn

to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop

zhǎnduàn

to cut off / to chop sth in half

zhǎnérbùzòu

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

zhǎncǎochúgēn

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

zhǎnshǒu

to behead

báizhǎnjī

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

kuàidāozhǎnluànmá

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot

yāozhǎn

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

zhǎnshā

to kill and behead