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杀人

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shā rén

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Definitions

  1. 1. homicide
  2. 2. to murder
  3. 3. to kill (a person)

Words Containing 杀人

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

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)

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

Child Words of 杀人

人
rén

person; people

杀
shā

to kill

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