腰斩 in English yao1 zhan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to chop somebody in half at the waist (capital punishment)
  • to cut sth in half
  • to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
  • to terminate
  • to cut short

Simplified Characters

腰 斩

Traditional Characters

腰 斬

Pinyin

yao1 zhan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

腰yao1waist 斩zhan3to behead (as form of capital punishment)