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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

斩zhǎncut
断duànsevered

“斩” means to cut and “断” means severed, together expressing cutting off.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 斬; 斩 is its simplified writing.

  • 斤斤jīnaxe
  • 車車jūcart; vehicle

The traditional form 斬 combines 斤 (axe) and 車 (cart) to show an old punishment where carts tore apart a body, giving the sense 'to cut'; the simplified 斩 is only a shorthand.

Open 斩 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 斷; 断 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 斷 uses 𢇍 (to cut) and 斤 (axe) together.

Open 断 →
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