Definition

Examples

• 他因为抢劫被处以剐刑。
  Tā yīnwèi qiǎngjié bèi chǔ yǐ guǎ xíng.
  He was sentenced to death by dismemberment for robbery.
• 那把刀很锋利，轻轻一剐就划破了皮肤。
  Nà bǎ dāo hěn fēnglì, qīngqīng yì guǎ jiù huá pò le pífū.
  That knife is so sharp that a gentle slit cuts the skin.
• 古代有一种残酷的刑罚叫千刀万剐。
  Gǔdài yǒu yì zhǒng cánkù de xíngfá jiào qiāndāowàn guǎ.
  In ancient times there was a cruel punishment called 'death by a thousand cuts'.