砍 kǎn to chop / to cut down / to throw sth at sb 劈 pī to hack / to chop / to split open / (of lightning) to strike 印 章 yìn zhāng seal / signet / chop / stamp / CL:方[fang1] 切 碎 qiē suì to chop 削 球 xiāo qiú (sport) to chop / to cut 斩 zhǎn to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop 刜 fú to chop / strike 连 骨 肉 lián gǔ ròu chop / rib meat 出 局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 排 骨 pái gǔ pork chop / pork cutlet / spare ribs / (coll.) skinny person 斩 断 zhǎn duàn to cut off / to chop sth in half 斩 钉 截 铁 zhǎn dīng jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical 砍 断 kǎn duàn to chop off 劈 柴 pī chái to chop firewood / to split logs 猪 排 zhū pái pork ribs / pork chop 腰 斩 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 砍 树 kǎn shù to chop wood / to chop down trees 羊 排 yáng pái lamb chop 打 柴 dǎ chái to chop firewood / to gather firewood 剁 duò to chop up (meat etc) / to chop off (sb's hand etc) 铡 zhá lever-style guillotine / to chop using this type of guillotine 手 刀 shǒu dāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop 斲 zhuó chop / carve wood 莝 cuò to chop straw fine for animals 李 鸿 章 杂 碎 Lǐ Hóng zhāng zá sui chop suey (American Chinese dish) 杂 碎 zá sui offal / cooked minced offal / chop suey (American Chinese dish) / incoherent (information) / (derog.) asshat / jerk 斩 钉 截 铁 zhǎn dīng - jié tiě lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categorical