滥杀 (làn shā) — to kill indiscriminately; to massacre
Definition
A formal verb meaning to kill indiscriminately or massacre — used in news, legal, and historical writing about war or atrocities, not casual speech.
verb
to kill indiscriminatelyto massacre
Examples
- ,滥杀。Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, dí jūn làn shā le xǔ duō wú gū de píng mín.During the war, the enemy killed many innocent civilians indiscriminately.
- 滥杀。Guó jì fǎ jìn zhǐ zài rèn hé qíng kuàng xià làn shā píng mín.International law prohibits the indiscriminate killing of civilians under any circumstances.
- 滥杀。Nà ge shí qī fā shēng le dà guī mó de làn shā shì jiàn.A large-scale massacre occurred during that period.
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