| 殺 | [ shā ] to kill, to murder, to attack, to weaken or reduce, to smart (dialect), (used after a verb) extremely |
| 殺一儆百 | [ shā yī jǐng baǐ ] lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others, pour encourager les autres |
| 殺一警百 | [ shā yī jǐng baǐ ] variant of 殺一儆百|杀一儆百[sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3] |
| 殺人 | [ shā rén ] homicide, to murder, to kill (a person) |
| 殺人不眨眼 | [ shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn ] to murder without blinking an eye (idiom), ruthless, cold-blooded |
| 殺人不過頭點地 | [ shā rén bù guò toú diǎn dì ] It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously, a fuss about nothing, nothing to write home about |
| 殺人如麻 | [ shā rén rú má ] lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom), fig. to kill people like flies |
| 殺人放火 | [ shā rén fàng huǒ ] to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson |
| 殺人未遂 | [ shā rén weì suì ] attempted murder |
| 殺人案 | [ shā rén àn ] murder case, homicide case |
| 殺人案件 | [ shā rén àn jiàn ] (case of, incident of) murder |
| 殺人犯 | [ shā rén fàn ] murderer, homicide |
| 殺人狂 | [ shā rén kuáng ] homicidal maniac |
| 殺人越貨 | [ shā rén yuè huò ] to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money |
| 殺人鯨 | [ shā rén jīng ] killer whale (Orcinus orca) |
| 殺傷 | [ shā shāng ] to kill or injure |
| 殺傷力 | [ shā shāng lì ] destructive power, harmfulness |
| 殺價 | [ shā jià ] to beat down the price, to haggle, to slash one's prices |
| 殺出重圍 | [ shā chū chóng weí ] to force one's way out of encirclement, to break through |
| 殺君馬者道旁兒 | [ shā jūn mǎ zhě daò páng ér ] lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion), fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on |
| 殺嬰 | [ shā yīng ] infanticide |
| 殺害 | [ shā haì ] to murder |
| 殺富濟貧 | [ shā fù jì pín ] robbing the rich to help the poor |
| 殺彘教子 | [ shā zhì zǐ ] to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example |
| 殺戮 | [ shā lù ] to massacre, to slaughter |
| 殺手 | [ shā shoǔ ] killer, murderer, hit man, (sports) formidable player |
| 殺手級應用 | [ shā shoǔ jí yìng yòng ] killer application, killer app |
| 殺手鐧 | [ shā shoǔ jiǎn ] (fig.) trump card |
| 殺掉 | [ shā ] to kill |
| 殺敵 | [ shā dí ] to attack the enemy |
| 殺機 | [ shā jī ] desire to commit murder, great danger |
| 殺死 | [ shā sǐ ] to kill |
| 殺毒 | [ shā dú ] to disinfect, (computing) to destroy a computer virus |
| 殺毒軟件 | [ shā dú ruǎn jiàn ] antivirus software |
| 殺氣 | [ shā qì ] murderous spirit, aura of death, to vent one's anger |
| 殺氣騰騰 | [ shā qì téng téng ] ferocious, murderous-looking |
| 殺滅 | [ shā miè ] to exterminate |
| 殺熟 | [ shā shú ] to swindle associates, friends or relatives |
| 殺牛宰羊 | [ shā niú zaǐ yáng ] slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep, to prepare a big feast (idiom) |
| 殺球 | [ shā qiú ] to spike the ball (volleyball etc), to smash (tennis etc) |
| 殺生 | [ shā shēng ] to take the life of a living creature |
| 殺真菌 | [ shā zhēn jūn ] fungicidal, to have a fungicidal effect |
| 殺真菌劑 | [ shā zhēn jūn jì ] fungicide |
| 殺絕 | [ shā jué ] to exterminate |
| 殺草快 | [ shā caǒ ] diquat |
| 殺菌 | [ shā jūn ] to kill germs, to disinfect, to sterilize |
| 殺菌劑 | [ shā jūn jì ] a disinfectant |
| 殺虎斬蛟 | [ shā hǔ zhǎn ] lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon |
| 殺螺劑 | [ shā luó jì ] snail poison |
| 殺蟲 | [ shā chóng ] insecticide |
| 殺蟲劑 | [ shā chóng jì ] insecticide, pesticide |
| 殺蟲藥 | [ shā chóng yaò ] insecticide |
| 殺蠹藥 | [ shā dù yaò ] mothicide |
| 殺豬宰羊 | [ shā zhū zaǐ yáng ] to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom) |
| 殺軟 | [ shā ruǎn ] antivirus software, abbr. for 殺毒軟件|杀毒软件[sha1 du2 ruan3 jian4] |
| 殺進 | [ shā jìn ] to storm (a city etc), to raid |
| 殺進殺出 | [ shā jìn shā chū ] to execute a lightning raid, (investment) to buy, then quickly sell, (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay |
| 殺雞儆猴 | [ shā jī jǐng hoú ] lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom), fig. to punish an individual as an example to others, pour encourager les autres |
| 殺雞取卵 | [ shā jī qǔ luǎn ] lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom), fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs |
| 殺雞嚇猴 | [ shā jī xià hoú ] lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others, pour encourager les autres |
| 殺雞宰鵝 | [ shā jī zaǐ é ] kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom) |
| 殺雞焉用牛刀 | [ shā jī yān yòng niú daō ] don't use a sledgehammer on a nut, aquila non capit muscam |
| 殺雞給猴看 | [ shā jī geǐ hoú kàn ] lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others |
| 殺雞警猴 | [ shā jī jǐng hoú ] lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others, pour encourager les autres |
| 殺青 | [ shā qīng ] to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc), to finalize, to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) |
| 殺頭 | [ shā toú ] to behead |
| 殺風景 | [ shā fēng jǐng ] variant of 煞風景|煞风景[sha1 feng1 jing3] |
| 殺馬特 | [ shā mǎ tè ] Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart") |
| 殺鼠藥 | [ shā shǔ yaò ] rat poison |
| ⇒ 一筆抹殺 | [ yī bǐ mǒ shā ] to blot out at one stroke, to reject out of hand, to deny without a hearing |
| ⇒ 上陣殺敵 | [ shàng zhèn shā dí ] to go into battle, to strike at the enemy |
| ⇒ 他殺 | [ tā shā ] homicide (law) |
| ⇒ 以眥睚殺人 | [ yǐ zì yá shā rén ] to kill sb for a trifle |
| ⇒ 借刀殺人 | [ jiè daō shā rén ] to lend sb a knife to kill sb, to get sb else to do one's dirty work, to attack using the strength of another (idiom) |
| ⇒ 兇殺 | [ xiōng shā ] to murder, assassination |
| ⇒ 兇殺案 | [ xiōng shā àn ] murder case |
| ⇒ 刺殺 | [ cì shā ] to assassinate, (military) to fight with a bayonet, (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) |
| ⇒ 剖腹自殺 | [ poū fù zì shā ] hara-kiri |
| ⇒ 劫殺 | [ jié shā ] to rob and kill |
| ⇒ 勒殺 | [ leī shā ] to strangle |
| ⇒ 半路殺出個程咬金 | [ bàn lù shā chū gè chéng yaǒ jīn ] lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying), fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan, sb whose presence is regarded as irksome |
| ⇒ 半路殺出的程咬金 | [ bàn lù shā chū de chéng yaǒ jīn ] see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[ban4 lu4 sha1 chu1 ge4 Cheng2 Yao3 jin1] |
| ⇒ 南京大屠殺 | [ nán jīng dà tú shā ] the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38 |
| ⇒ 南京大屠殺事件 | [ nán jīng dà tú shā shì jiàn ] The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如[Zhang1 Chun2 ru2]) |
| ⇒ 卸磨殺驢 | [ xiè mò shā lǘ ] lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom), to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful |
| ⇒ 反殺 | [ fǎn shā ] to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant |
| ⇒ 問客殺雞 | [ wèn kè shā jī ] lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom), fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality) |
| ⇒ 嗜殺成性 | [ shì shā chéng xìng ] bloodthirsty |
| ⇒ 坑殺 | [ kēng shā ] to bury alive, to ensnare |
| ⇒ 大屠殺 | [ dà tú shā ] massacre, Holocaust |
| ⇒ 大屠殺事件 | [ dà tú shā shì jiàn ] massacre, Holocaust |
| ⇒ 大殺風景 | [ dà shā fēng jǐng ] to be a blot on the landscape, to dampen spirits, to spoil the fun, to be a wet blanket |
| ⇒ 大規模殺傷性武器 | [ dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì ] weapons of mass destruction |
| ⇒ 大量殺傷武器 | [ dà liàng shā shāng wǔ qì ] weapons of mass destruction |
| ⇒ 天殺的 | [ tiān shā de ] Goddam!, goddamn, wretched |
| ⇒ 姦殺 | [ jiān shā ] to rape and murder |
| ⇒ 宰殺 | [ zaǐ shā ] to slaughter (an animal for meat), to butcher |
| ⇒ 封殺 | [ fēng shā ] to shut out, to block, to smother |
| ⇒ 射殺 | [ shè shā ] to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) |
| ⇒ 屠殺 | [ tú shā ] to massacre, massacre, bloodbath, carnage |
| ⇒ 屠殺者 | [ tú shā zhě ] killer, butcher |
| ⇒ 巴氏殺菌 | [ bā shì shā jūn ] pasteurization |
| ⇒ 廝殺 | [ sī shā ] to fight at close quarters, hand-to-hand |
| ⇒ 情殺 | [ qíng shā ] murder as a crime of passion |
| ⇒ 慘殺 | [ cǎn shā ] to slaughter, to kill mercilessly |
| ⇒ 打殺 | [ dǎ shā ] to kill |
| ⇒ 扣殺 | [ koù shā ] to smash a ball, to spike |
| ⇒ 扼殺 | [ è shā ] to strangle, to throttle |
| ⇒ 投殺 | [ toú shā ] (sports) (cricket) to bowl a batsman out |
| ⇒ 折殺 | [ zhé shā ] to not deserve (one's good fortune etc) |
| ⇒ 抹殺 | [ mǒ shā ] to erase, to cover traces, to obliterate evidence, to expunge, to blot out, to suppress |
| ⇒ 拼殺 | [ pīn shā ] to grapple (with the enemy), to fight at the risk of one's life |
| ⇒ 捕殺 | [ bǔ shā ] to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) |
| ⇒ 捧殺 | [ pěng shā ] to praise sb in a way that does them harm (e.g. by causing them to become complacent) |
| ⇒ 掩殺 | [ yǎn shā ] to make a surprise attack, to pounce on (an enemy) |
| ⇒ 搏殺 | [ bó shā ] fighting, killing |
| ⇒ 撲殺 | [ pū shā ] to kill, to cull |
| ⇒ 故殺 | [ gù shā ] premeditated murder |
| ⇒ 敵殺死 | [ dí shā sǐ ] Decis (insecticide brand) |
| ⇒ 斬殺 | [ zhǎn shā ] to behead |
| ⇒ 時間是把殺豬刀 | [ shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū daō ] lit. time is a butcher's knife, fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving, nothing gold can stay |
| ⇒ 暗殺 | [ àn shā ] to assassinate |
| ⇒ 棒殺 | [ bàng shā ] to bludgeon to death, (fig.) to defeat sb by publicly criticizing them |
| ⇒ 槍殺 | [ qiāng shā ] to shoot dead |
| ⇒ 殘殺 | [ cán shā ] to massacre, to slaughter |
| ⇒ 殘殺者 | [ cán shā zhě ] killer, butcher, slaughterer |
| ⇒ 殺進殺出 | [ shā jìn shā chū ] to execute a lightning raid, (investment) to buy, then quickly sell, (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay |
| ⇒ 毒殺 | [ dú shā ] to kill by poisoning |
| ⇒ 濫殺 | [ làn shā ] to kill indiscriminately, to massacre |
| ⇒ 濫殺無辜 | [ làn shā wú gū ] willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) |
| ⇒ 獵殺 | [ liè shā ] to kill (in hunting) |
| ⇒ 獵殺紅色十月號 | [ liè shā hóng sè shí yuè haò ] "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy |
| ⇒ 生殺大權 | [ shēng shā dà quán ] life-and-death power, ultimate power |
| ⇒ 畏罪自殺 | [ weì zuì zì shā ] to commit suicide to escape punishment |
| ⇒ 相愛相殺 | [ xiāng aì xiāng shā ] to have a love-hate relationship with each other |
| ⇒ 眼露殺氣 | [ yǎn lù shā qì ] to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom) |
| ⇒ 砍殺 | [ kǎn shā ] to attack with a bladed weapon |
| ⇒ 破片殺傷 | [ pò piàn shā shāng ] (military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc) |
| ⇒ 秒殺 | [ shā ] (Internet) flash sale, (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent |
| ⇒ 絕殺 | [ jué shā ] to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc), to score the winning point |
| ⇒ 縊殺 | [ yì shā ] to strangle to death |
| ⇒ 繳槍不殺 | [ qiāng bù shā ] “surrender and your life will be spared” |
| ⇒ 肅殺 | [ sù shā ] austere, stern, harsh, somber and desolate (autumn or winter) |
| ⇒ 背影殺手 | [ beì yǐng shā shoǔ ] (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind, sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face, abbr. to 背殺|背杀[bei4 sha1] |
| ⇒ 背殺 | [ beì shā ] (slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind, sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face, abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3] |
| ⇒ 自殺 | [ zì shā ] to kill oneself, to commit suicide, to attempt suicide |
| ⇒ 自殺式 | [ zì shā shì ] suicide (attack), suicidal |
| ⇒ 自殺式炸彈 | [ zì shā shì zhà dàn ] a suicide bomb |
| ⇒ 自殺式爆炸 | [ zì shā shì baò zhà ] suicide bombing |
| ⇒ 自殺炸彈殺手 | [ zì shā zhà dàn shā shoǔ ] suicide bomber |
| ⇒ 自殺炸彈殺手 | [ zì shā zhà dàn shā shoǔ ] suicide bomber |
| ⇒ 自相殘殺 | [ zì xiāng cán shā ] to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife |
| ⇒ 虐殺 | [ nvè shā ] to kill (or assault) sadistically |
| ⇒ 衝殺 | [ chōng shā ] to charge |
| ⇒ 被自殺 | [ beì zì shā ] a death claimed to be a suicide by the authorities |
| ⇒ 誅殺 | [ zhū shā ] to kill, to murder |
| ⇒ 誅盡殺絕 | [ zhū jìn shā jué ] to wipe out, to exterminate |
| ⇒ 誤殺 | [ wù shā ] to mistakenly kill, manslaughter |
| ⇒ 謀殺 | [ moú shā ] to murder, to assassinate, intentional homicide |
| ⇒ 謀殺案 | [ moú shā àn ] murder case |
| ⇒ 謀殺罪 | [ moú shā zuì ] murder |
| ⇒ 趕盡殺絕 | [ gǎn jìn shā jué ] to kill to the last one (idiom), to exterminate, to eradicate, ruthless |
| ⇒ 追殺 | [ zhuī shā ] to chase to kill |
| ⇒ 連環殺手 | [ lián huán shā shoǔ ] serial killer |
| ⇒ 過失殺人 | [ guò shī shā rén ] see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4] |
| ⇒ 預謀殺人 | [ yù moú shā rén ] premeditated murder |
| ⇒ 馬殺雞 | [ mǎ shā jī ] massage (loanword) |