斩【zhǎn】
HSK 7-9
- to behead (as form of capital punishment)
- to chop
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to behead (as form of capital punishment)
- to chop
This meaning refers to the act of executing someone by cutting off their head, a punishment that historically was often used for serious crimes.
In ancient times, criminals were often beheaded.
This meaning indicates the action of cutting something into pieces or dividing it, typically in cooking or woodworking contexts.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhǎn shǒu斩首to beheadzhǎn shā斩杀to slayzhǎn duàn斩断to severzhǎn dīng jié tiě斩钉截铁to speak decisivelyzhǎn cǎo chú gēn斩草除根to eliminate completelyzhǎn斩làng浪to cut through waveszhǎn斩Lóng龙to slay dragonszhǎn斩yāo妖chú除mó魔to exterminate evildoerszhǎn斩jī击to strike downzhǎn huò斩获to capturejué zhàn决战shí时zhǎn斩to behead in battle