斩 ⇒
斩 zhǎn, [斬], to behead (as form of capital punishment)/to chop
斩首 zhǎnshǒu, [斬首], to behead
斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn, [斬草除根], to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to elim...
斩断 zhǎnduàn, [斬斷], to cut off/to chop sth in half
过关斩将 guòguānzhǎnjiàng, [過關斬將], to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)/abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五...
披荆斩棘 pījīngzhǎnjí, [披荊斬棘], lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)/fig. to overcome all o...
斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě, [斬釘截鐵], lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)/fig. resolute and decisive/unhe...
先斩后奏 xiānzhǎnhòuzòu, [先斬後奏], first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
过五关斩六将 guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng, [過五關斬六將], lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)/fig. to surmount all dif...
白斩鸡 báizhǎnjī, [白斬雞], Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken"
杀 ⇒
杀 shā, [殺], to kill/to murder/to attack/to weaken or reduce/to smart (dialect)/(used after a...
谋杀 móushā, [謀殺], to murder/to assassinate/intentional homicide
杀死 shāsǐ, [殺死], to kill
杀人 shārén, [殺人], homicide/to murder/to kill (a person)
自杀 zìshā, [自殺], to kill oneself/to commit suicide/to attempt suicide
杀手 shāshǒu, [殺手], killer/murderer/hit man/(sports) formidable player
杀害 shāhài, [殺害], to murder
谋杀案 móushāàn, [謀殺案], murder case
杀人犯 shārénfàn, [殺人犯], murderer/homicide
枪杀 qiāngshā, [槍殺], to shoot dead
屠杀 túshā, [屠殺], to massacre/massacre/bloodbath/carnage
暗杀 ànshā, [暗殺], to assassinate
凶杀 xiōngshā, [兇殺], to murder/assassination
杀戮 shālù, [殺戮], to massacre/to slaughter
谋杀罪 móushāzuì, [謀殺罪], murder
凶杀案 xiōngshāàn, [兇殺案], murder case
刺杀 cìshā, [刺殺], to assassinate/(military) to fight with a bayonet/(baseball) to put out (a baser...
杀人狂 shārénkuáng, [殺人狂], homicidal maniac
大屠杀 dàtúshā, [大屠殺], massacre/Holocaust
猎杀 lièshā, [獵殺], to kill (in hunting)
杀光 残杀 cánshā, [殘殺], to massacre/to slaughter
封杀 fēngshā, [封殺], to shut out/to block/to smother
杀人案 shārénàn, [殺人案], murder case/homicide case
扼杀 èshā, [扼殺], to strangle/to throttle
自相残杀 zìxiāngcánshā, [自相殘殺], to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife
杀虫剂 shāchóngjì, [殺蟲劑], insecticide/pesticide
杀人罪 杀伤性 杀手锏 shāshǒujiǎn, [殺手鐧], (fig.) trump card
杀伤力 shāshānglì, [殺傷力], destructive power/harmfulness
抹杀 mǒshā, [抹殺], to erase/to cover traces/to obliterate evidence/to expunge/to blot out/to suppre...
滥杀 lànshā, [濫殺], to kill indiscriminately/to massacre
捕杀 bǔshā, [捕殺], to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
奸杀 jiānshā, [姦殺], to rape and murder
仇杀 误杀 wùshā, [誤殺], to mistakenly kill/manslaughter
厮杀 sīshā, [廝殺], to fight at close quarters/hand-to-hand
杀身之祸 杀敌 shādí, [殺敵], to attack the enemy
杀生 shāshēng, [殺生], to take the life of a living creature
杀伤 shāshāng, [殺傷], to kill or injure
赶尽杀绝 gǎnjìnshājué, [趕盡殺絕], to kill to the last one (idiom)/to exterminate/to eradicate/ruthless
杀人不眨眼 shārénbùzhǎyǎn, [殺人不眨眼], to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded
杀菌 shājūn, [殺菌], to kill germs/to disinfect/to sterilize
杀青 shāqīng, [殺青], to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)/to finalize/to kill-green (a step i...
宰杀 zǎishā, [宰殺], to slaughter/to butcher/to put down
毒杀 dúshā, [毒殺], to kill by poisoning
杀一儆百 shāyījǐngbǎi, [殺一儆百], lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example t...
杀机 shājī, [殺機], desire to commit murder/great danger
绞杀 杀气 shāqì, [殺氣], murderous spirit/aura of death/to vent one's anger
杀价 shājià, [殺價], to beat down the price/to haggle/to slash one's prices
杀头 shātóu, [殺頭], to behead
扣杀 kòushā, [扣殺], to smash a ball/to spike
杀气腾腾 shāqìténgténg, [殺氣騰騰], ferocious/murderous-looking
搏杀 bóshā, [搏殺], fighting/killing
杀人越货 shārényuèhuò, [殺人越貨], to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
杀灭 shāmiè, [殺滅], to exterminate
冲杀 chōngshā, [衝殺], to charge
拼杀 pīnshā, [拼殺], to grapple (with the enemy)/to fight at the risk of one's life
杀虫药 shāchóngyào, [殺蟲藥], insecticide
拚杀 南京大屠杀 NánjīngDàtúshā, [南京大屠殺], the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
杀出重围 shāchūchóngwéi, [殺出重圍], to force one's way out of encirclement/to break through
诱杀 惨杀 cǎnshā, [慘殺], to slaughter/to kill mercilessly