斩首 | zhǎn shǒu | to behead | |
斩钉截铁 | zhǎn dīng jié tiě | lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); fig. resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical | |
斩断 | zhǎn duàn | to cut off; to chop sth in half | |
过关斩将 | guò guān zhǎn jiàng | to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom); abbr. for 过五关斩六将 | |
披荆斩棘 | pī jīng zhǎn jí | lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail |