暗
杀

To assassinate in Chinese: 暗杀 (àn shā)

àn shā

to assassinate

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

Definitions

  1. 1to assassinate

Stroke order

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暗
杀

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ㄢˋ

àn

ㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

暗杀

Simplified

暗殺

Traditional

Example sentences

See 暗杀 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那位官员遭到了暗杀。

    nà wèi guān yuán zāo dào le àn shā。

    That official was assassinated.

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Related words

暗

àn

dark

杀

shā

to kill

暗示

àn shì

to hint

黑暗

hēi àn

dark

杀毒

shā dú

to disinfect

自杀

zì shā

to kill oneself

暗中

àn zhōng

in the dark

杀害

shā hài

to murder

杀手

shā shǒu

killer

屠杀

tú shā

to massacre

阴暗

yīn àn

dim

暗地里

àn dì li

secretly

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