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残杀
cán shā
Pinyin
Definition
残杀
-
cán shā
to massacre
to slaughter
Character Decomposition
残
歹
戋
杀
乂
十
小
Related Words
(20)
残
cán
1
to destroy
2
to spoil
3
to ruin
4
to injure
5
cruel
6
oppressive
7
savage
8
brutal
9
incomplete
10
disabled
11
to remain
12
to survive
13
remnant
14
surplus
残忍
cán rěn
1
cruel
2
mean
3
merciless
4
ruthless
残酷
cán kù
1
cruel
2
cruelty
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)
凶残
xiōng cán
1
savage
2
cruel
3
fierce
凶杀
xiōng shā
1
to murder
2
assassination
凶残
xiōng cán
1
savage
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
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)
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)
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
1
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
2
stickler for tradition
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
1
to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
败柳残花
bài liǔ cán huā
1
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
残兵败将
cán bīng bài jiàng
1
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
1
crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
1
at the end of the year (idiom)
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
1
to harm people and damage property (idiom)
残花败柳
cán huā bài liǔ
1
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
残茶剩饭
cán chá shèng fàn
1
spoilt tea, leftover food (idiom); remains after a meal
2
crumbs from the feast
残酷无情
cán kù wú qíng
1
cruel and unfeeling (idiom)
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)
Sample Sentences