断头

斷頭

duàntóu

verb #27,444

Meanings

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.

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 (duàntóutái) = guillotine/scaffold; 断头路 (duàntóulù) = dead-end road.

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