杀人如麻 shā rén rú má

fig. to kill people like flies

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to kill people like flies
  2. 2. lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
麻 má HSK 4
to feel numb; hemp; sesame