Fǎguó Dàgémìng qījiān, hěnduō rén bèi sòng shàng le duàntóutái.
During the French Revolution, many people were sent to the guillotine.
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memory
The name is wonderfully literal: 断 (cut/sever) + 头 (head) + 台 (platform) = 'head-severing platform.'
history
The guillotine is strongly associated with the French Revolution (1789). France didn't abolish capital punishment until 1981, and the guillotine was its method until the end.
