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斩杀
zhǎn shā
Pinyin
Definition
斩杀
-
zhǎn shā
to behead
Related Words
(20)
杀
shā
1
to kill
2
to murder
3
to attack
4
to weaken or reduce
5
to smart (dialect)
6
(used after a verb) extremely
杀人
shā rén
1
homicide
2
to murder
3
to kill (a person)
杀戮
shā lù
1
to massacre
2
to slaughter
杀手
shā shǒu
1
killer
2
murderer
3
hit man
4
(sports) formidable player
秒杀
miǎo shā
1
(Internet) flash sale
2
(sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
自杀
zì shā
1
to kill oneself
2
to commit suicide
3
to attempt suicide
谋杀案
móu shā àn
1
murder case
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
凶杀
xiōng shā
1
to murder
2
assassination
宰杀
zǎi shā
1
to slaughter
2
to butcher
3
to put down
封杀
fēng shā
1
to shut out
2
to block
3
to smother
屠杀
tú shā
1
to massacre
2
massacre
3
bloodbath
4
carnage
厮杀
sī shā
1
to fight at close quarters
2
hand-to-hand
扼杀
è shā
1
to strangle
2
to throttle
抹杀
mǒ shā
1
to erase
2
to cover traces
3
to obliterate evidence
4
to expunge
5
to blot out
6
to suppress
搏杀
bó shā
1
fighting
2
killing
斩
zhǎn
1
to behead (as form of capital punishment)
2
to chop
斩断
zhǎn duàn
1
to cut off
2
to chop sth in half
暗杀
àn shā
1
to assassinate
枪杀
qiāng shā
1
to shoot dead
Idioms
(20)
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
1
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
两国相争,不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
1
when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
1
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
2
to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
1
lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
2
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
1
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
2
cutting the Gordian knot
披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí
1
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
2
fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
3
to break through hardships
4
to blaze a new trail
斩而不奏
zhǎn ér bù zòu
1
to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2
to eliminate completely
斩钉截铁
zhǎn dīng jié tiě
1
lit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom)
2
fig. resolute and decisive
3
unhesitating
4
categorical
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
1
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
2
pour encourager les autres
杀人不眨眼
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn
1
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
2
ruthless
3
cold-blooded
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
1
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
2
fig. to kill people like flies
杀人放火
shā rén fàng huǒ
1
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
杀人越货
shā rén yuè huò
1
to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ
1
to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
杀牛宰羊
shā niú zǎi yáng
1
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
2
to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
1
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
1
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
2
fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
3
pour encourager les autres
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
1
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
2
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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