滥杀
làn shā
Pinyin

Definition

滥杀
 - 
làn shā
  1. to kill indiscriminately
  2. to massacre

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

杀
shā
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to murder
  3. 3 to attack
  4. 4 to weaken or reduce
  5. 5 to smart (dialect)
  6. 6 (used after a verb) extremely
杀人
shā rén
  1. 1 homicide
  2. 2 to murder
  3. 3 to kill (a person)
杀戮
shā lù
  1. 1 to massacre
  2. 2 to slaughter
杀手
shā shǒu
  1. 1 killer
  2. 2 murderer
  3. 3 hit man
  4. 4 (sports) formidable player
秒杀
miǎo shā
  1. 1 (Internet) flash sale
  2. 2 (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
自杀
zì shā
  1. 1 to kill oneself
  2. 2 to commit suicide
  3. 3 to attempt suicide
谋杀案
móu shā àn
  1. 1 murder case
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
凶杀
xiōng shā
  1. 1 to murder
  2. 2 assassination
宰杀
zǎi shā
  1. 1 to slaughter
  2. 2 to butcher
  3. 3 to put down
宁缺勿滥
nìng quē wù làn
  1. 1 same as 寧缺毋濫|宁缺毋滥[nìng quē wú làn]
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
封杀
fēng shā
  1. 1 to shut out
  2. 2 to block
  3. 3 to smother
屠杀
tú shā
  1. 1 to massacre
  2. 2 massacre
  3. 3 bloodbath
  4. 4 carnage
厮杀
sī shā
  1. 1 to fight at close quarters
  2. 2 hand-to-hand
扼杀
è shā
  1. 1 to strangle
  2. 2 to throttle
抹杀
mǒ shā
  1. 1 to erase
  2. 2 to cover traces
  3. 3 to obliterate evidence
  4. 4 to expunge
  5. 5 to blot out
  6. 6 to suppress
搏杀
bó shā
  1. 1 fighting
  2. 2 killing
暗杀
àn shā
  1. 1 to assassinate
枪杀
qiāng shā
  1. 1 to shoot dead

Idioms (20)

借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lu:2
  1. 1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. 2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀人不眨眼
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn
  1. 1 to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
  2. 2 ruthless
  3. 3 cold-blooded
杀人如麻
shā rén rú má
  1. 1 lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill people like flies
杀人放火
shā rén fàng huǒ
  1. 1 to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
杀人越货
shā rén yuè huò
  1. 1 to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ
  1. 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. 1 slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
  2. 2 to prepare a big feast (idiom)
杀猪宰羊
shā zhū zǎi yáng
  1. 1 to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
  1. 1 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡宰鹅
shā jī zǎi é
  1. 1 kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
泛滥成灾
fàn làn chéng zāi
  1. 1 lit. to flood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. rampant
  3. 3 in plague proportions
滥杀无辜
làn shā wú gū
  1. 1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
滥竽充数
làn yú chōng shù
  1. 1 lit. to play the yu 竽 mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom); fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products
  2. 2 to masquerade as having an ability
  3. 3 token member of a group

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