行凶 (xíng xiōng) — to commit a violent assault (often with a weapon); to commit murder

Definition

Examples

• 那个罪犯在街上行凶，被警察当场抓获。
  Nà ge zuì fàn zài jiē shàng xíng xiōng, bèi jǐng chá dāng chǎng zhuā huò.
  That criminal committed a violent assault on the street and was caught on the spot by the police.
• 他因行过一次凶，被判了十五年。
  Tā yīn xíng guò yí cì xiōng, bèi pàn le shí wǔ nián.
  He was sentenced to fifteen years for committing one assault.
• 现场监控记录下了行凶的全过程。
  Xiàn chǎng jiān kòng jì lù xià le xíng xiōng de quán guò chéng.
  The surveillance camera recorded the entire process of the assault.