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

杀人越货 shā rén yuè huò to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
杀灭 shā miè to exterminate
南京大屠杀 nán jīng dà tú shā the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
拼杀 pīn shā to grapple (with the enemy); to fight at the risk of one's life
杀出重围 shā chū chóng wéi to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through
杀虫药 shā chóng yào insecticide
冲杀 chōng shā to charge
惨杀 cǎn shā to slaughter; to kill mercilessly
一笔抹杀 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
上阵杀敌 shàng zhèn shā dí to go into battle; to strike at the enemy
他杀 tā shā homicide (law)
以眦睚杀人 yǐ zì yá shā rén to kill sb for a trifle
借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb; to get sb else to do one's dirty work; to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
剖腹自杀 pōu fù zì shā hara-kiri
劫杀 jié shā to rob and kill
勒杀 lēi shā to strangle
半路杀出个程咬金 bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying); fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb whose presence is regarded as irksome
半路杀出的程咬金 bàn lù shā chū de chéng yǎo jīn see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1]
南京大屠杀事件 nán jīng dà tú shā shì jiàn The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如)
卸磨杀驴 xiè mò shā lǘ lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
反杀 fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom); fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
嗜杀成性 shì shā chéng xìng bloodthirsty
坑杀 kēng shā to bury alive; to ensnare
大屠杀事件 dà tú shā shì jiàn massacre; Holocaust
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