击毙 (jī bì) — to shoot dead (formal, used in law enforcement, military, or news reports)
Definition
Formal verb meaning 'to shoot dead', used in news, police, and military contexts. More official-sounding than 打死了, which is the everyday spoken phrasing.
verb
to shoot dead (formal, used in law enforcement, military, or news reports)
Examples
- 击毙。Jǐng chá jī bì le yì míng zuì fàn.The police shot and killed a criminal.
- ，击毙。Zài chōng tū zhōng, sān míng kǒng bù fèn zǐ bèi jī bì.In the conflict, three terrorists were shot dead.
- 击毙。Tā shì tú táo pǎo shí bèi jǐng fāng jī bì.He was shot dead by police while trying to escape.
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