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 shā to kill / to murder / to attack / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / (used after a verb) extremely
Results beginning with 杀
 shā shǒu killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player
 shā rén homicide / to murder / to kill (a person)
 shā sǐ to kill
 shā dú to disinfect / (computing) to destroy a computer virus
 shā hài to murder
 shā qì murderous spirit / aura of death / to vent one's anger
 shā diào to kill
 shā lù to massacre / to slaughter
 shā jūn to kill germs / to disinfect / to sterilize
 shā jī desire to commit murder / great danger
 shā shāng to kill or injure
 shā dí to attack the enemy
 shā miè to exterminate
 shā chóng insecticide
 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
 shā jià to beat down the price / to haggle / to slash one's prices
 shā tóu to behead
 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature
 shā jìn to storm (a city etc) / to raid
 shā jué to exterminate
 shā qiú to spike the ball (volleyball etc) / to smash (tennis etc)
 shā ruǎn antivirus software / abbr. for 殺毒軟件|杀毒软件[sha1 du2 ruan3 jian4]
 shā shú to swindle associates, friends or relatives
 shā yīng infanticide
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 shā shāng lì destructive power / harmfulness
 shā shǒu jiǎn (fig.) trump card
 shā chóng jì insecticide / pesticide
 shā rén àn murder case / homicide case
 shā rén fàn murderer / homicide
 shā rén kuáng homicidal maniac
 shā jūn jì a disinfectant
 shā fēng jǐng variant of 煞風景|煞风景[sha1 feng1 jing3]
 shā chóng yào insecticide
  insect killer
 shā cǎo kuài diquat
 shā dù yào mothicide
 shā lù chǎng killing field
 shā luó jì snail poison
 shā mǎ tè Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
 shā rén jīng killer whale (Orcinus orca)
 shā shǔ yào rat poison
 shā zhēn jūn fungicidal / to have a fungicidal effect
 shā dú ruǎn jiàn antivirus software
 shā qì téng téng ferocious / murderous-looking
 shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom) / murder and arson
 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
 shā rén yuè huò to kill sb for his property (idiom) / to murder for money
 shā rén àn jiàn (case of, incident of) murder
 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
 shā shēn chéng rén (idiom) to die a martyr / to be martyred
 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
 shā zhì jiào zǐ to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom) / parents must teach by example
  slimicides
  fungicide
  viricide (men)
 shā bìng dú jì viricide (viruses)
 shā chū chóng wéi to force one's way out of encirclement / to break through
 shā fù jì pín robbing the rich to help the poor
 shā hài rǔ yīng female infanticide
 shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
 shā jìn shā chū to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay
 shā jī xià hóu lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
 shā jī zǎi é kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
 shā jūn zuò yòng sterilization
 shā lù rǔ xìng femicide
 shā niú zǎi yáng slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
 shā rén wèi suì attempted murder
 shā shēn zhī huò (idiom) getting killed
 shā yī jǐng bǎi variant of 殺一儆百|杀一儆百[sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3]
 shā zhēn jūn jì fungicide
 shā zhū zǎi yáng to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded
  killer amendment
  insecticide fogger
  anti-personnel
 shā jī gěi hóu kàn lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
 shā shǒu jí yìng yòng killer application / killer app
 shā zhí wù yào jì phytocide
 shā jī yān yòng niú dāo don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
  spermicidal foam
  anti-personnel mine / anti-personnel landmine / AP mine
  anti-personnel minefield
  anti-personnel weapon
  anti-personnel grenade
 shā jūn mǎ zhě dào páng ér lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion) / fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
 shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about
 shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut / de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official)
  Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System
  Symposium on Anti-Personnel Land Mines
Approximate Results for 杀
 zì shā to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide
 zhuī shā to chase to kill
 àn shā to assassinate
 tú shā to massacre / massacre / bloodbath / carnage
 móu shā to murder / to assassinate / intentional homicide
 cì shā to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner)
 fēng shā to shut out / to block / to smother
 jué shā to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc) / to score the winning point
 sī shā to fight at close quarters / hand-to-hand
 xiōng shā to murder / assassination
 è shā to strangle / to throttle
 cán shā to massacre / to slaughter
 liè shā to kill (in hunting)
 qiāng shā to shoot dead
 bó shā fighting / killing
 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
 tā shā homicide (law)
 pīn shā to grapple (with the enemy) / to fight at the risk of one's life
 zhǎn shā to behead
 chōng shā to charge
 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat) / to butcher
 mǒ shā to erase / to cover traces / to obliterate evidence / to expunge / to blot out / to suppress
 sù shā austere / stern / harsh / somber and desolate (autumn or winter)
 pū shā to kill / to cull
 kǎn shā to attack with a bladed weapon
 dǎ shā to kill
 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
 jié shā to rob and kill
 wù shā to mistakenly kill / manslaughter
 zhū shā to kill / to murder
 jiān shā to rape and murder
 làn shā to kill indiscriminately / to massacre
 nu:è shā to kill (or assault) sadistically
 dú shā to kill by poisoning
 kòu shā to smash a ball / to spike
 cǎn shā to slaughter / to kill mercilessly
 miǎo shā (Internet) flash sale / (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
 bàng shā to bludgeon to death / (fig.) to defeat sb by publicly criticizing them
 bèi shā (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]
 fǎn shā to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant
 gù shā premeditated murder
 jiǎo shā to kill by strangling, hanging or garrotting / (fig.) to snuff out
 kēng shā to bury alive / to ensnare
 lēi shā to strangle
 pěng shā to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent)
 qíng shā murder as a crime of passion
 tóu shā (sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out
 yǎn shā to make a surprise attack / to pounce on (an enemy)
 yì shā to strangle to death
 zhé shā to not deserve (one's good fortune etc)
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 dà tú shā massacre / Holocaust
 móu shā àn murder case
 xiōng shā àn murder case
 zì shā shì suicide (attack) / suicidal
 móu shā zuì murder
 bèi zì shā a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities
 cán shā zhě killer / butcher / slaughterer
 Dí shā sǐ Decis (insecticide brand)
 jù běn shā murder mystery game (role-playing game)
 mǎ shā jī massage (loanword)
 tiān shā de Goddam! / goddamn / wretched
 tú shā zhě killer / butcher
 zì xiāng cán shā to massacre one another (idiom) / internecine strife
 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom) / to exterminate / to eradicate / ruthless
 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
 gé shā wù lùn shoot to kill
 gù yì shā rén intentional homicide
 shì shā chéng xìng bloodthirsty
 xiè mò shā lu:2 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
  revenge killing
  extermination centre
  doctor-assisted suicide / physician-assisted suicide / assisted suicide
  gendercide
  targeted assassination / targeted killing
  vigilante killing
  anti-group mine
 bā shì shā jūn pasteurization
 bèi yǐng shā shǒu (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1]
 bù shā bù rǔ to neither kill nor humiliate (idiom)
 dài kāi shā jiè killing spree
 dà shā fēng jǐng to be a blot on the landscape / to dampen spirits / to spoil the fun / to be a wet blanket
 duò shā tāi r foeticide
 fēng sú shā rén customary killing
 guò shī shā rén see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4]
 jiǎo qiāng bù shā “surrender and your life will be spared”
 jī dòng shā rén Taking
 làn shā wú gū willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)
 lèi xíng shā shǒu category-dominant retailer, category killer
 lián huán shā shǒu serial killer
 lí míng shā shǒu Killers
 míng yù shā rén honour killing
 pò piàn shā shāng (military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
 pōu fù zì shā hara-kiri
 shàng zhèn shā dí to go into battle / to strike at the enemy
 shēng shā dà quán life-and-death power / ultimate power
 wèi zuì zì shā to commit suicide to escape punishment
 wèn kè shā jī lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
 xiāng ài xiāng shā to have a love-hate relationship with each other
 yǎn lù shā qì to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)
 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing
 yòu shā zhuāng zhì booby trap
 yù móu shā rén premeditated murder
 zhū jìn shā jué to wipe out / to exterminate
仿 zì shā mó fǎng copycat
 zòng yù shā shǒu spree
 Nán jīng Dà tú shā the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
  fragmentation hazard zone / fragmentation zone / fragmentation danger area
  wide-area anti-personnel mine
  involuntary manslaughter
  fragmentation mine
 bā shì shā jūn fǎ pasteurization
 cì shā kěn ní dí Kennedy
 dà tú shā shì jiàn massacre / Holocaust
 rén yuán shā shāng jì antipersonnel agent
 shēng wù shā chóng jì biocide
 yǐ zì yá shā rén to kill sb for a trifle
 zì shā shì bào zhà suicide bombing
 zì shā shì zhà dàn a suicide bomb
  fragmentation shell
  blast mine
  solar medical sterilizer
  blast hazard zone / blast zone / blast danger area
  doctor-assisted suicide / physician-assisted suicide / assisted suicide
  anti-group mine
  indiscriminate effect / indiscriminate harm
  armed trap
  neutralized trap
  fragmentation bomb / fragmentation shell
 dà liàng shā shāng wǔ qì weapons of mass destruction
 jì shēng chóng qū shā jì parasiticide
 làn shā làn shāng wǔ qì indiscriminate weapon
 nèi xī xìng shā chóng jì systemic pesticide
 yī shēng xié zhù zì shā physician-assisted suicide
 zì shā zhà dàn shā shǒu suicide bomber
  Murder
  scatterable anti-personnel blast mine
  World Suicide Prevention Day
  home spraying
 dìng xiàng shā shāng rén yuán léi directional anti-personnel mine
 hé shā shāng pò huài gū jì nuclear damage assessment
 huáng dào shí èr gōng shā shǒu Zodiac
 Liè shā Hóng sè Shí yuè hào "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
 Nán jīng Dà tú shā Shì jiàn The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如[Zhang1 Chun2 ru2])
使 pū shā tiān shǐ duǒ kù luó Bokusatsu
 ruǎn tǐ dòng wù shā miè jì molluscicide
 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay
 xīn yān jiǎn lèi shā chóng jì neonicotinoid insecticide / neonicotinoid pesticide
 zì shā shì kǒng bù zhǔ yì suicide terrorism
  contiguous cull
  International Association for Suicide Prevention
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