shā

kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip

DEFINITIONS

殺 shā
  • to kill
  • to murder
  • to attack
  • to weaken or reduce
  • to smart (dialect)
  • (used after a verb) extremely

WORDS

無辜 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
liè shā to kill (in hunting)
紅色十月號 liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
大權 shēng shā dà quán life-and-death power; ultimate power
畏罪自 wèi zuì zì shā to commit suicide to escape punishment
眼露氣 yǎn lù shā qì to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)
kǎn shā to attack with a bladed weapon
破片傷 pò piàn shā shāng (military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
miǎo shā (Internet) flash sale; (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc); to score the winning point
yì shā to strangle to death
繳槍不 jiǎo qiāng bù shā “surrender and your life will be spared”
sù shā austere; stern; harsh; somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
背影手 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]
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]
zì shā to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
式 zì shā shì suicide (attack); suicidal
式炸彈 zì shā shì zhà dàn a suicide bomb
式爆炸 zì shā shì bào zhà suicide bombing
炸彈手 zì shā zhà dàn shā shǒu suicide bomber
自相殘 zì xiāng cán shā to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
nüè shā to kill (or assault) sadistically
chōng shā to charge
被自 bèi zì shā a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
zhū shā to kill; to murder