Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified
殺
杀

to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart (dialect)/(used after a verb) extremely

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

shā

Bopomofo

ㄕㄚ

Jyutping

saat3

Example sentences

昨晚 大雨 真是 風景
昨晚 大雨 真是 风景

Last night's heavy rain really spoiled the fun.

嫌疑犯 xiányífàn
警方 正在 全力 搜捕 嫌疑犯
警方 正在 全力 搜捕 嫌疑犯

The police are searching with all their might for this murder suspect.

戰爭 電影 真實 展現 戰場 殺戮
战争 电影 真实 展现 战场 杀戮

This war movie realistically depicts the slaughter on the battlefield.

竟然 僱用 殺手 殘害 批評
竟然 雇用 杀手 残害 批评

He actually hired a hitman to harm those who criticized him.

殺手 手段 非常 殘忍
杀手 手段 非常 残忍

The killer's methods were very cruel.

歷史 記錄 戰爭 期間 發生 殘酷 屠殺
历史 记录 战争 期间 发生 残酷 屠杀

History books recorded the brutal massacres that occurred during the war.

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