斩斬

nhổ cỏ tận gốc; trừ tận gốc; diệt tận gốc

(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

(historical) to preside over a capital execution

to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment); to cut sth in half; to reduce sth by a dramatic margin; to terminate

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom); fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])

(lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom); (fig.) to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot

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

variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1]

to cut off; to chop sth in half

to behead

(gaming) kill threshold; the critical health point cutoff at which an enemy can be finished off immediately; (fig.) (slang) a critical survival threshold; a point beyond which a person or household lacks sufficient buffer such that a single shock leads to rapid collapse

to kill or capture (in battle); (fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal); (fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains

to blink (literary)

see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3]

see 斬釘截鐵|斩钉截铁[zhan3 ding1 jie2 tie3]

to behead; to decapitate

(military) decapitation strike