Results for “斩”

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

to behead / to decapitate

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

to cut off / to chop sth in half

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng])

to behead

(gaming) kill threshold / the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately / (fig.) (slang) a critical survival threshold / a point beyond which a person or household lacks sufficient buffer such that a single shock leads to rapid collapse

to kill or capture (in battle) / (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal) / to win (a medal) / (fig.) to reap rewards / to achieve gains

to blink (literary)

see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhǎn dīng jié tiě]

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

see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhǎn dīng jié tiě]

(military) decapitation strike

(lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom) / (fig.) to act first and report later / to take action without prior approval

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

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

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

to execute the whole family and confiscate their property

Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"

(historical) to preside over a capital execution

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

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhǎn xīn]