凶手 (xiōng shǒu) — murderer, assassin
Definition
凶手 is the perpetrator of a specific murder case (e.g. the murderer the police are hunting). 杀手 often points to a professional hit man or a figurative 'killer' in sports, and rarely pairs with 在场/留下指纹.
noun
murdererassassin
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 凶手。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài quán lì zhuī bǔ xiōng shǒu.The police are doing their best to hunt down the murderer.
- 凶手。Fǎ tíng pàn le xiōng shǒu sǐ xíng.The court sentenced the murderer to death.
- 凶手。xiōng shǒu Zài xiàn chǎng liú xià le yí gè zhǐ wén.The murderer left a fingerprint at the scene.
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