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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	斩	斬	zhǎn	zhan3	to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
2	斩草除根	斬草除根	zhǎn cǎo chú gēn	zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1	to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch; to eliminate completely
3	斩钉截铁	斬釘截鐵	zhǎn dīng jié tiě	zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3	lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical
4	斩断	斬斷	zhǎn duàn	zhan3 duan4	to cut off; to chop sth in half
5	斩而不奏	斬而不奏	zhǎn ér bù zòu	zhan3 er2 bu4 zou4	to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
6	斩关夺隘	斬關奪隘	zhǎn guān duó ài	zhan3 guan1 duo2 ai4	to capture many strategic points; to take pass after pass (idiom)
7	斩杀	斬殺	zhǎn shā	zhan3 sha1	to behead
8	斩首	斬首	zhǎn shǒu	zhan3 shou3	to behead
9	斩首市曹	斬首市曹	zhǎn shǒu shì cáo	zhan3 shou3 shi4 cao2	to execute sb. by decapitation in the marketplace (idiom)
10	斩首示众	斬首示眾	zhǎn shǒu shì zhòng	zhan3 shou3 shi4 zhong4	to behead a criminal and exhibit the head as a warning (idiom)
11	斩新	斬新	zhǎn xīn	zhan3 xin1	variant of 崭新
12	斩眼	斬眼	zhǎn yǎn	zhan3 yan3	to blink (literary)