斩斬

meaning for 斩 zhǎn:

• - to behead (as form of capital punishment)
• - to chopto beheadlit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
• - fig. resolute and decisive
• - unhesitating
• - categoricalto cut off
• - to chop sth in halfto surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)
• - abbr. for 过五关斩六将 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