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腰斩
/ yāozhǎn /
Strokes
Definition
to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)/to cut sth in half/to reduce sth by a dramatic margin/to terminate/to cut short
Example
As a Verb
execute sb by cutting him in two at the waist ［a capital punishment in ancient China］
As a Verb
cut sth in half