屠
杀

To massacre in Chinese: 屠杀 (tú shā)

tú shā

to massacre

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 屠殺1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to massacre; to slaughter

Stroke order

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屠
杀

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ㄊㄨˊ

tú

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

屠杀

Simplified

屠殺

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 战争中大量平民被屠杀。

    zhàn zhēng zhōng dà liàng píng mín bèi tú shā。

    A large number of civilians were massacred during the war.

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Related words

杀

shā

to kill

杀毒

shā dú

to disinfect

自杀

zì shā

to kill oneself

暗杀

àn shā

to assassinate

杀害

shā hài

to murder

杀手

shā shǒu

killer

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