断头

斷頭

duàntóu

verb #27,444

Meanings

HSK 3

在古代，断头是一种常见的死刑方式。

Zài gǔdài, duàntóu shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de sǐxíng fāngshì.

In ancient times, decapitation was a common form of capital punishment.

HSK 7-9

历史上，断头台曾在法国大革命时期广泛使用。

Lìshǐ shàng, duàntóutái céng zài Fǎguó Dàgémìng shíqī guǎngfàn shǐyòng.

Historically, the guillotine was widely used during the French Revolution.

usage

断头 can be used as a verb (to behead) or as part of compounds: 断头台 = guillotine/scaffold; 断头路 = dead-end road.

断 duàn

头 tóu