斩断
zhǎn duàn
Pinyin

Definition

斩断
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zhǎn duàn
  1. to cut off
  2. to chop sth in half

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
中断
zhōng duàn
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to discontinue
  4. 4 to interrupt
切断
qiē duàn
  1. 1 to cut off
  2. 2 to sever
判断
pàn duàn
  1. 1 to judge
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 judgment
判断力
pàn duàn lì
  1. 1 ability to judge
  2. 2 judgment
剪断
jiǎn duàn
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to snip
垄断
lǒng duàn
  1. 1 to enjoy market dominance
  2. 2 to monopolize
打断
dǎ duàn
  1. 1 to interrupt
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to break (a bone)
折断
zhé duàn
  1. 1 to snap sth off
  2. 2 to break
挂断
guà duàn
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
推断
tuī duàn
  1. 1 to infer
  2. 2 to deduce
  3. 3 to predict
  4. 4 to extrapolate
斩
zhǎn
  1. 1 to behead (as form of capital punishment)
  2. 2 to chop
斩断
zhǎn duàn
  1. 1 to cut off
  2. 2 to chop sth in half
断奶
duàn nǎi
  1. 1 to wean
断定
duàn dìng
  1. 1 to conclude
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 to come to a judgment
断断续续
duàn duàn xù xù
  1. 1 intermittent
  2. 2 off and on
  3. 3 discontinuous
  4. 4 stop-go
  5. 5 stammering
  6. 6 disjointed
  7. 7 inarticulate
断桥
Duàn Qiáo
  1. 1 The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
断气
duàn qì
  1. 1 to stop breathing
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to die
  4. 4 to cut the gas supply

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí
  1. 1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
  3. 3 to break through hardships
  4. 4 to blaze a new trail
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
斩而不奏
zhǎn ér bù zòu
  1. 1 to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
  1. 1 lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. resolute and decisive
  3. 3 unhesitating
  4. 4 categorical
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
  1. 1 to be unable to continue
  2. 2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
  1. 1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)

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