杀 shā

kill, slaughter, murder; hurt

HSK 5 #587

DEFINITIONS

  • kill, slaughter, murder
  • hurt
  • to kill
  • to murder
  • to attack
  • to weaken or reduce
  • to smart (dialect)
  • (used after a verb) extremely

STROKES

WORDS

自相残杀 zì xiāng cán shā to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
杀手锏 shā shǒu jiǎn (fig.) trump card
杀伤力 shā shāng lì destructive power; harmfulness
滥杀 làn shā to kill indiscriminately; to massacre
捕杀 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
奸杀 jiān shā to rape and murder
误杀 wù shā to mistakenly kill; manslaughter
厮杀 sī shā to fight at close quarters; hand-to-hand
杀敌 shā dí to attack the enemy
杀生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature
杀伤 shā shāng to kill or injure
赶尽杀绝 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless
杀人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded
宰杀 zǎi shā to slaughter; to butcher; to put down
杀菌 shā jūn to kill germs; to disinfect; to sterilize
杀青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
毒杀 dú shā to kill by poisoning
杀一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀机 shā jī desire to commit murder; great danger
杀价 shā jià to beat down the price; to haggle; to slash one's prices
杀气 shā qì murderous spirit; aura of death; to vent one's anger
杀头 shā tóu to behead
扣杀 kòu shā to smash a ball; to spike
杀气腾腾 shā qì téng téng ferocious; murderous-looking
搏杀 bó shā fighting; killing
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