murder; homicide; kill
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to murder; to commit homicide; to kill (a person)
formalRefers to the criminal act of unlawfully depriving someone of life. Primarily used in legal, news, and formal contexts.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
cán残
rěn忍
de的
xiōng凶
shā杀
àn案
。
This is a brutal murder case.
Tā他
yīn因
xiōng凶
shā杀
zuì罪
bèi被
pàn判
zhōng终
shēn身
jiān监
jìn禁
。
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for homicide.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
qǐ起
xiōng凶
shā杀
shì事
jiàn件
。
The police are investigating this homicide incident.
Nà那
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
shàng上
zhōu周
fā发
shēng生
le了
yī一
qǐ起
kě可
pà怕
de的
xiōng凶
shā杀
àn案
。
A terrible murder occurred in that village last week.