腰斩

yāozhǎn

to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment); to cut sth in half

Traditional 腰斬

Meaning

yāozhǎnyao1 zhan3
  1. to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment)
  2. to cut sth in half
  3. to reduce sth by a dramatic margin
  4. to terminate
  5. to cut short

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