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斬斷

简斩断 · 繁斬斷

Mandarin · pinyin zhǎn duàn

to cut off
to chop sth in half

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斩: zhǎn · cut, chop, sever; behead
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt

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3–4 · zhan3 duan4

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