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斬 / 斩

Traditional
斬
Simplified
斩

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhǎn

Bopomofo

ㄓㄢˇ

Jyutping

zaam2

Example sentences

斬 / 斩 zhǎn
英雄揮劍斬下惡龍的頭顱。
英雄挥剑斩下恶龙的头颅。

The hero swung his sword and chopped off the dragon's head.

斬草除根 / 斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn
為避免疫情擴大，必須斬草除根，銷毀所有病死的家畜。
为避免疫情扩大，必须斩草除根，销毁所有病死的家畜。

To avoid the pandemic spreading, we must eliminate the root cause and destroy all livestock that died of disease.

斬釘截鐵 / 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě
在最後期限前，他斬釘截鐵地拒絕了對方的條件。
在最后期限前，他斩钉截铁地拒绝了对方的条件。

Before the deadline, he flatly rejected the other party's terms.

斬首 / 斩首 zhǎnshǒu
這部歷史劇沒有直接呈現斬首場面，而是以旁白交代結果。
这部历史剧没有直接呈现斩首场面，而是以旁白交代结果。

This historical drama does not show the beheading scene directly; it conveys the outcome through narration instead.

Example Vocabulary

斬

zhan3

to cut; to chop; to sever

快刀斬亂麻

kuai4'dao1'zhan3'luan4'ma2

斬斷

斬殺

先斬后奏

斬草除根

zhan3'cao3'chu2'gen1

to cut the grass and pull up the roots; to eliminate the root cause

斬釘截鐵

zhan3'ding1'jie2'tie3

decisive and unequivocal; firm and categorical

斬首

zhan3'shou3

beheading; decapitation; execution by cutting off the head; a targeted effort to remove an opposing leader

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