(móu shā) - to murder in Mandarin

móushā

Traditional: 謀殺

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Translation

to murder

Word origin

A compound of 谋 to plot and 杀 to kill, together meaning a planned killing. It names a deliberate, premeditated killing.

Origin: compound
Root: 谋 (móu, plot) + 杀 (shā, kill)

Stroke order

谋

杀

Examples

。

The police are investigating this murder.

。

He was charged with murder.

桩zhuāng。

This is a murder case.

。

Nobody knows the motive for the murder.

睹dǔ。

She witnessed the murder.

谋杀 (móushā) means to murder. The 谋 element marks it as a premeditated killing rather than an accident.

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This word is part of lesson 23.