杀

To kill in Chinese: 杀 (shā)

shā

to kill

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 殺2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to kill
  2. 2to murder
  3. 3to attack
  4. 4to weaken or reduce
  5. 5to smart (dialect)
  6. 6(used after a verb) extremely

Stroke order

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杀

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

杀

Simplified

殺

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他自杀了。

    tā zì shā le。

    He committed suicide.

  • 把他杀了！

    bǎ tā shā le！

    Kill him!

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Related words

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

屠杀

tú shā

to massacre

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