HSK 7–9 · verb

斩

zhǎn

to chop; to cut off

他用刀把绳子斩断了。

Tā yòng dāo bǎ shéngzi zhǎn duànle。

He chopped the rope apart with a knife.

他斩钉截铁地说不同意。

Tā zhǎndīng-jiétiě de shuō bù tóngyì。

He said firmly and decisively that he disagreed.