杀

殺

shāㄕㄚ

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HSK 5 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

1
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
2
to weaken; to reduce
3
(dialect) to smart
4
(used after a verb) extremely

Examples

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Betty杀了他。

Betty殺了他。

Betty killed him.

他对杀父凶手进行了报复。

他對殺父兇手進行了報復。

He avenged the murder of his father.

你不明白。他会杀了你的。

你不明白。他會殺了你的。

You don't understand. He'll kill you.

“但请告诉我们，您究竟为了什么杀了他？”　“是为了爱情。”

“但請告訴我們，您究竟爲了什麼殺了他？”　“是爲了愛情。”

"But tell us, just what did you kill him for?" "For love."

他就是这么杀了那头大熊。

他就是這麼殺了那頭大熊。

This is how he killed the big bear.

Characters

Character breakdown

木

mù

surname Mu

Related: 杀

刺杀

cì shā

to assassinate

残杀

cán shā

to massacre

杀价

shā jià

to beat down the price

杀毒

shā dú

to disinfect

自杀

zì shā

to kill oneself

Stroke practice

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Characters

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