massacre; bloodbath; bloody purge
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to massacre; to carry out a bloodbath; (figurative) to wash a place with blood
literaryTypically describes large-scale killings by invading armies or oppressive regimes. Carries strong negative and violent connotations.
Qīn侵
lüè略
zhě者
duì对
zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
jìn进
xíng行
le了
xuè血
xǐ洗
。
The invaders carried out a massacre in this city.
Dí敌
jūn军
xuè血
xǐ洗
le了
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
，
bù不
liú留
yī一
gè个
huó活
kǒu口
。
The enemy forces massacred the entire village, leaving no survivors.
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Lì历
shǐ史
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
wàng忘
jì记
nà那
xiē些
xuè血
xīng腥
de的
tú屠
shā杀
。
History should not forget those bloody massacres.