slaughter; massacre
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to slaughter; to massacre; to cruelly kill
formalRefers to the brutal and often large-scale killing of people, especially those who are helpless or innocent. Used in serious contexts describing violence, war, or atrocity.
Qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
cǎn惨
shā杀
le了
dà大
liàng量
wú无
gū辜
píng平
mín民
。
The invaders slaughtered a large number of innocent civilians.
Lì历
shǐ史
jì记
zǎi载
le了
nà那
chǎng场
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
héng横
zāo遭
cǎn惨
shā杀
de的
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
History records the common people who were brutally massacred in that war.
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Zhè这
qǐ起
cǎn惨
shā杀
àn案
de的
xiōng凶
shǒu手
yǐ已
bèi被
zhuā抓
huò获
。
The perpetrator of this massacre has been captured.
Dòng动
wù物
bǎo保
hù护
zǔ组
zhī织
qiǎn谴
zé责
duì对
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
de的
cǎn惨
shā杀
xíng行
wéi为
。
Animal protection organizations condemn the slaughter of wild animals.