殺 - Mandarin word #837

殺

shā

Traditional: 殺

HSK 5

#837 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

kill, slaughter

Stroke order

殺

。

Don't kill living things.

。

He killed the villain in the story.

病bìng毒dú细xì胞bāo。

Viruses can kill cells.

敢gǎn鱼yú。

He does not dare to kill that fish.

爭zhēng。

The war killed many people.

殺 (shā) means kill, slaughter. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

敌人

enemy

攻击

attack, assault

杀死

kill, murder

战斗

to fight; battle

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 17.