斩断 (zhǎn duàn) — to cut off; to sever
Definition
A vivid, literary verb meaning to cut through and sever completely — used for both physical cutting (a blade, a sword) and metaphorical severing (ties, connections). Stronger and more dramatic than ordinary 切断.
verb
to cut offto sever
Examples
- 斩断。Tā yòng lì yí jiàn zhǎn duàn le shéng zi.He cut the rope with one forceful sword stroke.
- 斩断。Zhàn zhēng zhǎn duàn le tā men zhī jiān de lián xì.The war severed the connections between them.
- ，斩断。Zhè bǎ dāo hěn fēng lì, kě yǐ zhǎn duàn tiě liàn.This knife is very sharp; it can cut through iron chains.
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