zhī jiě
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.archcut one's limbs

    • zhī jiě dòng wù

      肢解动物

      cut the limbs of an animal

  • 2

    v.cut up (usually a corpse)

    • shī tǐ yǐ bèi zhī jiě

      尸体肢解

      The body had been cut up.

  • 3

    v.metadismember

    • tā bèi pàn fàn yǒu zhī jiě liǎng míng nán zǐ de zuì xíng

      肢解男子罪行

      He was found guilty of the dismemberment of two men.

Word usage

  • Note
    "肢解" cannot be written as "支解" or "枝解".