Chinese Notes

斩 (斬) zhǎn

zhǎn verb to cut / to chop / to sever
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zhǎn' 斩 v 1, p. 1236; Kroll 2015 '斬' 1, p. 590; Mathews 1931 '斬', p. 15; NCCED '斩' 1, p. 2050; Unihan '斬')
zhǎn verb to behead
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'zhǎn' 斩 v 2, p. 1236; Kroll 2015 '斬' 1a, p. 590; Mathews 1931 '斬', p. 15; Unihan '斬')
zhǎn verb to interupt
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '斬' 2, p. 590)
zhǎn noun a kind of morning garment
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '斬' 3, p. 590)

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斩妖(斬妖) to exorcise a demon
斩断(斬斷) to sever [communications] / to cut on two
斩头(斬頭) to behead
斩决(斬決) to execute by beheading ; determinedly ; to abandon
斩草除根(斬草除根) to eliminate completely at the source
斩钉截铁(斬釘截鐵) resolute and decisive
斩斫(斬斫) to massacre / to slaughter
斩首(斬首) to behead
斩杀(斬殺) to behead
腰斩(腰斬) to chop somebody in half at the waist / to cut something in half ; to reduce something by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short
斩新(斬新) brand new
斩哀(斬哀) the most solemn period of morning
斩伐(斬伐) to conquer ; to hew / to chop down ; to kill
斩伤(斬傷) injured while cutting
斩尽(斬盡) to wipe out
斩尽杀绝(斬盡殺絕) to completely wipe out
斩罪(斬罪) a crime punishable by death
斩开(斬開) to chop open
斩齐(斬齊) absolutely even
立斩(立斬) summary execution
斩眼(斬眼) to blink
斩而不奏(斬而不奏) to do something and not report the fact
杀虎斩蛟(殺虎斬蛟) to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
白斩鸡(白斬雞) Cantonese poached chicken, known as white cut chicken
满门抄斩(滿門抄斬) to execute the whole family and confiscate their property
先斩后奏(先斬後奏) first decapitate then present your trophy / act first, report later
快刀斩乱麻(快刀斬亂麻) quick sword cuts through tangled hemp / decisive action in a complex situation
披荆斩棘(披荊斬棘) to cut one's way through thistles and thorns / to overcome all obstacles on the way / to break through hardships
过五关斩六将(過五關斬六將) to cross five passes and slay six generals / to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
过关斩将(過關斬將) to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
两国相争，不斩来使(兩國相爭，不斬來使) when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys

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Collocations

斩衰 (斬衰) 自斬衰以下皆可 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 25
遂斩 (遂斬) 遂斬顛頡之脊以徇百姓 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說右上第三十四 Chapter 34: A Collection of Sayings V — count: 4
斩木 (斬木) 春秋之斬木不入禁 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 4
斩艾 (斬艾) 斬艾百姓 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 4
斩大山 (斬大山) 斬大山 — Guanzi 管子, 七主七臣第五十二 Chapter 52: Seven Rulers and Seven Ministers — count: 3
斩纣 (斬紂) 武王斬紂與妲己 — Xunzi 荀子, 仲尼篇第七 Chapter 7: Confucius — count: 3
理斩 (理斬) 廷理斬其輈戮其禦 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說右上第三十四 Chapter 34: A Collection of Sayings V — count: 3
斩人 (斬人) 韓獻子將斬人 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
服斩 (服斬) 服斬衰 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《喪服小記》 Record of Small Matters in the Dress of Mourning — count: 3
斩司马 (斬司馬) 斬司馬子反為僇 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十八　人間訓 Chapter 18: The Human World — count: 2