自相残杀 zì xiāng cán shā

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12714th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
残 cán HSK 6
incomplete; disabled; remnant
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce