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杀 shā

to kill

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 5
Radical
木
Traditional
殺
Type
Ideograph
Made of 乂木 ⿱乂木

Memory hint: To kill 乂 someone and bury them in a coffin 木

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  1. 猫喜欢杀老鼠。
    Māo xǐhuan shā lǎoshǔ.
    Cats like to kill mice.
    cat like kill mouse
  2. 这部电影里谁杀了谁？
    Zhè bù diànyǐng lǐ shéi shāle shéi?
    In this movie, who killed whom?
    this (measure) movie inside who killed whom
  3. 不要抹杀他的努力。
    Bú yào mǒshā tā de nǔlì.
    Don't dismiss his efforts.
    don't erase he (particle) effort
  4. 这种小虫子不容易杀死。
    Zhè zhǒng xiǎo chóngzi bù róngyì shāsǐ.
    This kind of small bug isn't easy to kill.
    this (measure) small bug not easy kill-dead
  5. 那天晚上，他差点杀了那只蚊子。
    Nà tiān wǎnshang, tā chàdiǎn shāle nà zhī wénzi.
    That night, he almost killed that mosquito.
    that day evening, he almost killed that (measure) mosquito

Words with 杀 (3)