斩 - zhǎn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

to chop somebody in half at the waist (capital punishment); to cut something in half; to reduce something by a dramatic margin; to terminate; to cut short

殺虎斬蛟

shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo

(lit.) to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon

滿門抄斬

mǎn mén chāo zhǎn

to execute the whole family unto the third generation

Idioms (8)

斬而不奏

zhǎn ér bù zòu

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

斬草除根

zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

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

斬釘截鐵

zhǎn dīng jié tiě

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

先斬後奏

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later

披荊斬棘

pī jīng zhǎn jí

(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

過關斬將

guò guān zhǎn jiàng

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom); abbr. for 過五關斬六將

快刀斬亂麻

kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

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

過五關斬六將

guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

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

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