shā

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Definitions

  1. 1. to kill
  2. 2. to murder
  3. 3. to attack
  4. 4. to weaken or reduce
  5. 5. to smart (dialect)
  6. 6. (used after a verb) extremely

Example Sentences

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Betty 了他。
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Words Containing 杀

屠杀
tú shā

to massacre; to slaughter

抹杀
mǒ shā

to erase

暗杀
àn shā

to assassinate

杀害
shā hài

to murder

杀手
shā shǒu

killer

杀毒
shā dú

to disinfect

自杀
zì shā

to kill oneself

一笔抹杀
yī bǐ mǒ shā

to blot out at one stroke

上阵杀敌
shàng zhèn shā dí

to go into battle

他杀
tā shā

homicide (law)

以眦睚杀人
yǐ zì yá shā rén

to kill sb for a trifle

借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén

to lend sb a knife to kill sb

凶杀
xiōng shā

to murder

凶杀案
xiōng shā àn

murder case

刺杀
cì shā

to assassinate

剖腹自杀
pōu fù zì shā

hara-kiri

剧本杀
jù běn shā

murder mystery game (role-playing game)

劫杀
jié shā

to rob and kill

勒杀
lēi shā

to strangle

半路杀出个程咬金
bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yǎo jīn

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying)

半路杀出的程咬金
bàn lù shā chū de chéng yǎo jīn

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]

南京大屠杀
nán jīng dà tú shā

the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)

南京大屠杀事件
nán jīng dà tú shā shì jiàn

The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如[zhāng chún rú])

卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lǘ

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)

反杀
fǎn shā

to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant

问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)

嗜杀成性
shì shā chéng xìng

bloodthirsty

坑杀
kēng shā

to bury alive

大屠杀
dà tú shā

massacre; mass slaughter

大杀风景
dà shā fēng jǐng

to be a blot on the landscape

大规模杀伤性武器
dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì

weapons of mass destruction

大量杀伤武器
dà liàng shā shāng wǔ qì

weapons of mass destruction

天杀的
tiān shā de

Goddam!

奸杀
jiān shā

to rape and murder

宰杀
zǎi shā

to slaughter (an animal for meat)

封杀
fēng shā

to shut out; to block; to smother

射杀
shè shā

to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)

巴氏杀菌
bā shì shā jūn

pasteurization

厮杀
sī shā

to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail

情杀
qíng shā

murder as a crime of passion

惨杀
cǎn shā

to slaughter

打杀
dǎ shā

to kill

扣杀
kòu shā

to smash a ball

扼杀
è shā

to strangle

投杀
tóu shā

(sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out

折杀
zhé shā

to not deserve (one's good fortune etc)

拼杀
pīn shā

to grapple (with the enemy)

捕杀
bǔ shā

to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)

捧杀
pěng shā

to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)

掩杀
yǎn shā

to make a surprise attack

搏杀
bó shā

to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players)

扑杀
pū shā

to kill

故杀
gù shā

premeditated murder

敌杀死
dí shā sǐ

Decis (insecticide brand)

斩杀
zhǎn shā

to behead

时间是把杀猪刀
shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo

lit. time is a butcher's knife

棒杀
bàng shā

to bludgeon to death

枪杀
qiāng shā

to shoot dead

残杀
cán shā

to massacre

残杀者
cán shā zhě

killer

杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi

lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others

杀人
shā rén

homicide

杀人不眨眼
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)

杀人不过头点地
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì

It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously

杀人如麻
shā rén rú má

lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)

杀人放火
shā rén fàng huǒ

to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson

杀人未遂
shā rén wèi suì

attempted murder

杀人案
shā rén àn

murder case

杀人案件
shā rén àn jiàn

(case of, incident of) murder

杀人犯
shā rén fàn

murderer

杀人狂
shā rén kuáng

homicidal maniac

杀人越货
shā rén yuè huò

to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

杀人鲸
shā rén jīng

killer whale (Orcinus orca)

杀伤
shā shāng

to kill or injure

杀伤力
shā shāng lì

destructive power

杀价
shā jià

to beat down the price

杀出重围
shā chū chóng wéi

to force one's way out of encirclement

杀君马者道旁儿
shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér

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)

杀婴
shā yīng

infanticide

杀富济贫
shā fù jì pín

robbing the rich to help the poor

杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ

to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

杀戮
shā lù

to massacre

杀手级应用
shā shǒu jí yìng yòng

killer application

杀手锏
shā shǒu jiǎn

(fig.) trump card

杀掉
shā diào

to kill

杀敌
shā dí

to attack the enemy

杀机
shā jī

desire to commit murder

杀死
shā sǐ

to kill

杀毒软件
shā dú ruǎn jiàn

antivirus software

杀气
shā qì

murderous spirit

杀气腾腾
shā qì téng téng

ferocious

杀灭
shā miè

to exterminate

杀熟
shā shú

to swindle associates, friends or relatives

杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng

slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep

杀球
shā qiú

to spike the ball (volleyball etc)

杀生
shā shēng

to take the life of a living creature

杀真菌
shā zhēn jūn

fungicidal

杀真菌剂
shā zhēn jūn jì

fungicide

杀绝
shā jué

to exterminate

杀草快
shā cǎo kuài

diquat

杀菌
shā jūn

to kill germs

杀菌剂
shā jūn jì

a disinfectant

杀虎斩蛟
shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo

lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon

杀螺剂
shā luó jì

snail poison

杀虫
shā chóng

insecticide

杀虫剂
shā chóng jì

insecticide

杀虫药
shā chóng yào

insecticide

杀蠹药
shā dù yào

mothicide

杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

杀身之祸
shā shēn zhī huò

(idiom) getting killed

杀身成仁
shā shēn chéng rén

(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred

杀软
shā ruǎn

antivirus software

杀进
shā jìn

to storm (a city etc)

杀进杀出
shā jìn shā chū

to execute a lightning raid

杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)

杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)

杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others

杀鸡宰鹅
shā jī zǎi é

kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)

杀鸡焉用牛刀
shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut

杀鸡给猴看
shā jī gěi hóu kàn

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others

杀青
shā qīng

to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)

杀头
shā tóu

to behead

杀马特
shā mǎ tè

Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from \smart\)

杀鼠药
shā shǔ yào

rat poison

毒杀
dú shā

to kill by poisoning

滥杀
làn shā

to kill indiscriminately

滥杀无辜
làn shā wú gū

willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

猎杀
liè shā

to kill (in hunting)

猎杀红色十月号
liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào

\The Hunt for Red October\, a novel by Tom Clancy

生杀大权
shēng shā dà quán

life-and-death power

畏罪自杀
wèi zuì zì shā

to commit suicide to escape punishment

相爱相杀
xiāng ài xiāng shā

to have a love-hate relationship with each other

眼露杀气
yǎn lù shā qì

to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)

砍杀
kǎn shā

to attack with a bladed weapon

破片杀伤
pò piàn shā shāng

(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)

秒杀
miǎo shā

(Internet) flash sale

绝杀
jué shā

to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc)

绞杀
jiǎo shā

to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting

缢杀
yì shā

to strangle to death

缴枪不杀
jiǎo qiāng bù shā

“surrender and your life will be spared”

肃杀
sù shā

austere

背影杀手
bèi yǐng shā shǒu

(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind

背杀
bèi shā

(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind

自杀式
zì shā shì

suicide (attack)

自杀式炸弹
zì shā shì zhà dàn

a suicide bomb

自杀式爆炸
zì shā shì bào zhà

suicide bombing

自杀炸弹杀手
zì shā zhà dàn shā shǒu

suicide bomber

自相残杀
zì xiāng cán shā

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

虐杀
nüe4 shā

to kill (or assault) sadistically

冲杀
chōng shā

to charge

被自杀
bèi zì shā

a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities

诛杀
zhū shā

to kill

诛尽杀绝
zhū jìn shā jué

to wipe out

误杀
wù shā

to mistakenly kill

谋杀
móu shā

to murder

谋杀案
móu shā àn

murder case

谋杀罪
móu shā zuì

murder

赶尽杀绝
gǎn jìn shā jué

to kill to the last one (idiom)

追杀
zhuī shā

to chase to kill

连环杀手
lián huán shā shǒu

serial killer

过失杀人
guò shī shā rén

see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guò shī zhì sǐ zuì]

预谋杀人
yù móu shā rén

premeditated murder

马杀鸡
mǎ shā jī

massage (loanword)