shà
煞
evil spirit; very; extremely
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
evil spirit; ferocious deity
literaryMost commonly used in the fixed phrase 凶神恶煞 to describe a vicious or intimidating person.
Nà那
gè个
tú歹
dǎi徒
kàn看
qǐ起
lai来
xiàng像
gè个
xiōng凶
shén神
è恶
shà煞
。
That gangster looks like an evil spirit.
Shén神
huà话
lǐ里
de的
xiōng凶
shà煞
cháng常
cháng常
cán残
hài害
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
Evil spirits in myths often harm ordinary people.
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Tā他
bǎi摆
chū出
yī一
fù副
xiōng凶
shén神
è恶
shà煞
de的
yàng样
zi子
xià吓
hu唬
rén人
。
He put on a fierce look to scare people.
Miào庙
lǐ里
gòng供
fèng奉
zhe着
xǔ许
duō多
shà煞
shén神
diāo雕
xiàng像
。
There are many evil spirit statues enshrined in the temple.
Nà那
xiē些
qié劫
fú匪
gè个
gè个
dōu都
shì是
xiōng凶
shén神
è恶
shà煞
。
Those robbers are all vicious thugs.
adverb
very; extremely; exceedingly
formalUsed to emphasize the degree of an action or feeling, often in formal or literary contexts.
Tā他
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
rèn任
wù务
shà煞
fèi费
kǔ苦
xīn心
。
He took great pains to finish this task.
Zhè这
chǎng场
bào暴
yǔ雨
shà煞
shì是
xià吓
rén人
。
This heavy rain was extremely scary.
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Tā她
shà煞
yǒu有
jiè介
shì事
de地
gēn跟
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
yī一
gè个
gù故
shì事
。
She told me a story with a very serious demeanor.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
shà煞
shì是
jí棘
shǒu手
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
shāng商
liang量
。
This matter is extremely tricky, we need to discuss it carefully.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
shà煞
fèi费
le了
yī一
fān番
xīn心
xuè血
。
He poured a great deal of effort into this project.