屠杀 (tú shā) — to massacre; to slaughter
Definition
屠杀 means to massacre or slaughter a group of people on a large scale — it is violent and intentional, with strong historical/political overtones. Compared to 宰 (which targets animals or means to overcharge), 屠杀 is about killing people en masse.
verb
to massacreto slaughter
Examples
- 屠杀。Lì shǐ shàng fā shēng guò duō cì dà guī mó de tú shā.Many large-scale massacres have occurred in history.
- 屠杀。Qīn lüè zhě tú shā le zhěng zuò chéng shì de jū mín.The invaders massacred the residents of the entire city.
- 屠杀。Zhè zhǒng cán rěn de tú shā xíng wéi zāo dào le quán shì jiè de qiǎn zé.This cruel act of massacre was condemned by the whole world.
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