斩

过五关斩六将

guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)

过关斩将

guò guān zhǎn jiàng

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])

先斩后奏

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu

lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom)

两国相争，不斩来使

liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

快刀斩乱麻

kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

披荆斩棘

pī jīng zhǎn jí

lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)

斩新

zhǎn xīn

variant of 嶄新|崭新[zhan3 xin1]

斩断

zhǎn duàn

to cut off

斩杀

zhǎn shā

to behead

斩获

zhǎn huò

to kill or capture (in battle)

斩眼

zhǎn yǎn

to blink (literary)

斩而不奏

zhǎn ér bù zòu

to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)