duàn
tóu
tái

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historical

Meaning of 断头台

断头台 means guillotine; a platform with a descending blade for beheading; metaphor for brutal repression, elimination, or a definitive end. Pronounced duàn tóu tái.

  • guillotine; a platform with a descending blade for beheading
  • metaphor for brutal repression, elimination, or a definitive end

Definitions & Examples

guó
mìng
jiān
 
duàn
tóu
tái
chéng
wéi
le
kǒng
de
xiàng
zhēng
 

During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of terror.

Zhè
zuò
guǎn
shōu
cáng
zhe
duàn
tóu
tái
de
xíng
 

This museum houses a model of a guillotine.

bèi
pàn
chǔ
xíng
 
bìng
sòng
shàng
le
duàn
tóu
tái
 

He was sentenced to death and sent to the guillotine.