xíngxiōng

行凶

Word · Verb

commit violence; assault; homicide

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to commit violent acts; to assault or murder

formal

Legal and formal register. Often used with weapons (e.g., 持刀行凶). Can refer to both attempted and completed violent crimes.

Fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
chí持
dāo刀
xíng行
xiōng凶
 ,
zào造
chéng成
liǎng两
rén人
zhòng重
shāng伤
 。

The suspect committed assault with a knife, causing serious injuries to two people.

Tā他
zài在
shèng盛
nù怒
zhī之
xià下
xíng行
xiōng凶
shā杀
rén人
 ,
shì事
hòu后
zhuī追
huǐ悔
mò莫
jí及
 。

He committed homicide in a fit of rage and regretted it deeply afterwards.

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Mù目
jī击
zhèng证
rén人
miáo描
shù述
le了
xíng行
xiōng凶
zhě者
de的
wài外
mào貌
tè特
zhēng征
 。

The eyewitness described the physical characteristics of the perpetrator.

Rèn任
hé何
lǐ理
yóu由
dōu都
bù不
néng能
wèi为
xíng行
xiōng凶
zuò作
è恶
kāi开
tuō脱
 。

No reason can excuse the commission of violent crimes and evil deeds.