kill; slaughter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to kill cruelly or brutally; to slaughter
formalEmphasizes the brutality and cruelty of the killing, often implying large-scale, indiscriminate, or unjust violence. Used in formal contexts or serious reports.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
píng平
mín民
zāo遭
dào到
le了
cán残
shā杀
。
During the war, many innocent civilians were slaughtered.
Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
zhēng争
duó夺
quán权
lì力
ér而
zì自
xiāng相
cán残
shā杀
。
They killed each other in a brutal struggle for power.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bào暴
xíng行
shì是
duì对
rén人
quán权
de的
gōng公
rán然
cán残
shā杀
。
This atrocity is an open slaughter of human rights.