Hanzi
Traditional
殺
Simplified
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

殺 / 杀 shā
昨晚那場大雨，真是殺風景。
昨晚那场大雨，真是杀风景。

Last night's heavy rain really spoiled the fun.

嫌疑犯 xiányífàn
警方正在全力搜捕這名殺人嫌疑犯。
警方正在全力搜捕这名杀人嫌疑犯。

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

殺戮 / 杀戮 shālù
這部戰爭電影中真實地展現了戰場上的殺戮。
这部战争电影中真实地展现了战场上的杀戮。

This war movie realistically depicts the slaughter on the battlefield.

殺手 / 杀手 shāshǒu
他竟然僱用殺手去殘害批評他的人。
他竟然雇用杀手去残害批评他的人。

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

殘忍 / 残忍 cánrěn
殺手的手段非常殘忍。
杀手的手段非常残忍。

The killer's methods were very cruel.

屠殺 / 屠杀 túshā
歷史書記錄了戰爭期間發生的殘酷屠殺。
历史书记录了战争期间发生的残酷屠杀。

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

Example Vocabulary

殺

sha1

to kill; to spoil

殺人

殺戮

sha1'lu4

slaughter; massacre

殺手

sha1'shou3

killer; hitman; assassin

秒殺

miao3'sha1

借刀殺人

jie4'dao1'sha1'ren2

封殺

feng1'sha1

屠殺

tu2'sha1

massacre; slaughter; carnage

厮殺

扼殺

e4'sha1

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