desperate; life-and-death; beheading
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
desperate; life-and-death; fighting with one's life
formalDescribes battles, struggles, or efforts where one risks everything. Commonly used in formal or news contexts.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
yǔ与
dí敌
rén人
zhǎn展
kāi开
le了
shū殊
sǐ死
de的
bó搏
dòu斗
。
The soldiers engaged in a desperate fight with the enemy.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
shū殊
sǐ死
de的
dòu斗
zhēng争
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiān坚
chí持
dào到
dǐ底
。
This is a life-and-death struggle; we must persist to the end.
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Liǎng两
guó国
jūn军
duì队
zài在
biān边
jìng境
zhǎn展
kāi开
le了
shū殊
sǐ死
zhàn战
。
The armies of the two countries engaged in a desperate battle at the border.
noun
beheading; decapitation (ancient capital punishment)
archaicHistorical legal term referring to execution by cutting off the head. Rarely used in modern contexts except when discussing history or law.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
fàn犯
xià下
móu谋
fǎn反
dà大
zuì罪
zhě者
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
bèi被
chǔ处
yǐ以
shū殊
sǐ死
。
In ancient times, those who committed the grave crime of treason were often sentenced to beheading.
Shū殊
sǐ死
zhī之
xíng刑
jí极
wéi为
cán残
kù酷
，
yǐ已
bèi被
xiàn现
dài代
fǎ法
lǜ律
fèi废
chú除
。
The punishment of beheading was extremely cruel and has been abolished by modern law.