杀
手

Killer in Chinese: 杀手 (shā shǒu)

shā shǒu

killer

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

Definitions

  1. 1killer
  2. 2murderer
  3. 3hit man
  4. 4(sports) formidable player

Stroke order

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杀
手

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄚ

shā

ㄕ/ shㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

杀手

Simplified

殺手

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 电影里的杀手最后被警察抓住了。

    diàn yǐng lǐ de shā shǒu zuì hòu bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le。

    The killer in the movie was caught by the police in the end.

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Related words

杀

shā

to kill

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

举手

jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

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