腰斩(yāo zhǎn)

2 charactersTrad. 腰斬

to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)

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the waist and lower backFull guide →
to behead (as form of capit…Full guide →

Word information

Pinyin
yāo zhǎn
Meaning
to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
HSK level
—
Characters
2
Traditional
腰斬

Related words

Common words sharing a character with 腰斩 — tap one to open its word page.

zhǎn斩cǎo草chú除gēn根
HSK 7-9

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

chā叉yāo腰

to put one's hands on one's hips

shān山yāo腰

the mid-slope of a mountain

zhǎn斩duàn断

to cut off

wān弯yāo腰

to stoop

zhǎn斩huò获

to kill or capture (in battle)

hòu后yāo腰

lower back

zhǎn斩shǒu首

to behead; to decapitate

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