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

杀鸡取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
杀鸡吓猴 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡宰鹅 shā jī zǎi é kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
杀鸡焉用牛刀 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
杀鸡给猴看 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
杀鸡警猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀风景 shā fēng jǐng variant of 煞風景|煞风景[sha1 feng1 jing3]
杀马特 shā mǎ tè Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
杀鼠药 shā shǔ yào rat poison
滥杀无辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
猎杀红色十月号 liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
生杀大权 shēng shā dà quán life-and-death power; ultimate power
畏罪自杀 wèi zuì zì shā to commit suicide to escape punishment
眼露杀气 yǎn lù shā qì to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)
砍杀 kǎn shā to attack with a bladed weapon
破片杀伤 pò piàn shā shāng (military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
秒杀 miǎo shā (Internet) flash sale; (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
绝杀 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc); to score the winning point
缢杀 yì shā to strangle to death
缴枪不杀 jiǎo qiāng bù shā “surrender and your life will be spared”
肃杀 sù shā austere; stern; harsh; somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
背影杀手 bèi yǐng shā shǒu (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind; sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face; abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
背杀 bèi shā (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind; sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face; abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
自杀式 zì shā shì suicide (attack); suicidal
自杀式炸弹 zì shā shì zhà dàn a suicide bomb
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