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杀
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Definitions
- 1. to kill
- 2. to murder
- 3. to attack
- 4. to weaken or reduce
- 5. to smart (dialect)
- 6. (used after a verb) extremely
Example Sentences
1 shownBetty 杀 了他。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 杀
to kill
bloodthirsty
infanticide
weapons of mass destruction
to kill to the last one (idiom)
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail
lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
to wipe out
to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
pasteurization
to swindle associates, friends or relatives
to strangle to death
homicidal maniac
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
to erase
to shut out; to block; to smother
the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)
to rob and kill
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
murder
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
killer application
homicide
to rape and murder
premeditated murder
weapons of mass destruction
to not deserve (one's good fortune etc)
to make a surprise attack
lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)
to go into battle
to disinfect
to attack the enemy
to kill germs
to kill by poisoning
willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
life-and-death power
murderous spirit
to execute a lightning raid
snail poison
to have a love-hate relationship with each other
to exterminate
lit. time is a butcher's knife
to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players)
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
to kill
(Internet) flash sale
(sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
Goddam!
“surrender and your life will be spared”
to kill (in hunting)
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
massage (loanword)
to kill
robbing the rich to help the poor
serial killer
to kill (or assault) sadistically
to shoot dead
to murder
to charge
to bury alive
insecticide
a disinfectant
(case of, incident of) murder
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
to be a blot on the landscape
insecticide
to massacre
to kill indiscriminately
to murder
to attack with a bladed weapon
to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
diquat
desire to commit murder
(idiom) getting killed
antivirus software
to blot out at one stroke
to spike the ball (volleyball etc)
to mistakenly kill
to exterminate
to slaughter (an animal for meat)
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
to strangle
to massacre
rat poison
mothicide
to assassinate
to grapple (with the enemy)
(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
to slaughter
destructive power
to behead
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
to take the life of a living creature
see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guò shī zhì sǐ zuì]
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
premeditated murder
to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc)
murder mystery game (role-playing game)
homicide (law)
insecticide
Decis (insecticide brand)
murder case
murder case
killer
fungicide
to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
massacre; mass slaughter
suicide bomber
to murder
to behead
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
killer
a suicide bomb
to commit suicide to escape punishment
murder case
austere
to kill oneself
see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn]
hara-kiri
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting
ferocious
to assassinate
suicide (attack)
to bludgeon to death
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
to kill or injure
to storm (a city etc)
murderer
killer whale (Orcinus orca)
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
(fig.) trump card
to kill
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
fungicidal
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
to beat down the price
to chase to kill
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously
(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred
to strangle
\The Hunt for Red October\, a novel by Tom Clancy
to massacre; to slaughter
lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如[zhāng chún rú])
Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from \smart\)
suicide bombing
to smash a ball
to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)
to kill
to kill sb for a trifle
to force one's way out of encirclement
antivirus software
attempted murder
murder as a crime of passion