zhū

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Definitions

  1. 1. to put (a criminal) to death
  2. 2. to punish

Words Containing 诛

人不为己,天诛地灭
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè

Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.

伏诛
fú zhū

to be executed

口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)

天诛
tiān zhū

heavenly punishment

孙诛
sūn zhū

Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[táng shī sān bǎi shǒu]

斧钺之诛
fǔ yuè zhī zhū

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

窃钩者诛,窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

诛心
zhū xīn

to criticize sb for what one believes to be their ulterior motive

诛心之论
zhū xīn zhī lùn

a devastating criticism

诛戮
zhū lù

to put to death

诛暴讨逆
zhū bào tǎo nì

to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)

诛杀
zhū shā

to kill

诛求
zhū qiú

exorbitant demands

诛求无厌
zhū qiú wú yàn

incessant exorbitant demands

诛求无已
zhū qiú wú yǐ

to make endless exorbitant demands

诛流
zhū liú

to kill and banish

诛灭
zhū miè

to wipe out

诛尽杀绝
zhū jìn shā jué

to wipe out

诛锄
zhū chú

to uproot

诛锄异己
zhū chú yì jǐ

to wipe out dissenters

诛除
zhū chú

to wipe out