杀一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi

punish one to warn many

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 31278th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2. pour encourager les autres

Characters

Character Meaning
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
儆 jǐng
to warn; to admonish
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of