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HSK 6
斩
斬
zhǎn
1.
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
2.
to chop
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (18)
斩新
zhǎnxīn
variant of [[嶄新|崭新<zhǎnxīn>]]
斩杀
zhǎnshā
to kill and behead
腰斩
yāozhǎn
to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
斩眼
zhǎnyǎn
to blink (literary)
斩首
zhǎnshǒu
to behead
斩断
zhǎnduàn
to cut off
白斩鸡
báizhǎnjī
Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
过关斩将
guòguānzhǎnjiàng
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)
披荆斩棘
pījīngzhǎnjí
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
斩而不奏
zhǎnérbùzòu
to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
斩草除根
zhǎncǎochúgēn
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
斩钉截铁
zhǎndīngjiétiě
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
杀虎斩蛟
shāhǔzhǎnjiāo
lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
满门抄斩
mǎnménchāozhǎn
to execute the whole family unto the third generation
先斩后奏
xiānzhǎnhòuzòu
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
快刀斩乱麻
kuàidāozhǎnluànmá
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
过五关斩六将
guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
两国相争，不斩来使
liángguóxiāngzhēng,bùzhǎnláishǐ
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,462
- Word Frequency Rank
- 8,542 of 84,292