assassinate (with a weapon)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to assassinate (using a weapon); to stab or kill a prominent person
Typically implies a premeditated attack on a high-profile target using weapons such as knives, swords, or firearms.
Cì刺
kè客
tú图
móu谋
xíng行
cì刺
guó国
wáng王
。
The assassin plotted to assassinate the king.
Tā他
qǐ企
tú图
xíng行
cì刺
zǒng总
tǒng统
，
dàn但
bèi被
bǎo保
biāo镖
zhì制
fú服
le了
。
He attempted to assassinate the president but was subdued by bodyguards.
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Zhè这
cì次
xíng行
cì刺
xíng行
dòng动
yǐ以
shī失
bài败
gào告
zhōng终
。
This assassination attempt ended in failure.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
yǒu有
xíng行
cì刺
jūn君
zhǔ主
de的
shì事
jiàn件
fā发
shēng生
。
In ancient times, incidents of assassinating monarchs often occurred.