支解 (zhī jiě) — to dismember, to cut up (a body)

Definición

Dismembering or cutting up a body — used in historical and criminal contexts like 肢解, which is the more common modern form.

verb

to dismemberto cut up (a body)

支解。
Gǔ dài yǒu yì zhǒng cán kù de xíng fá jiào zhī jiě.
In ancient times there was a cruel punishment called dismemberment.
支解。
Xiōng shǒu jiāng shī tǐ zhī jiě hòu diū qì.
The murderer dismembered the body and discarded it.
支解。
Zhè ge àn jiàn shè jí duì shòu hài zhě de zhī jiě.
This case involves the dismemberment of the victim.