Definition
刺杀 has two main senses: 'to assassinate' (a prominent political figure) and 'to stab to death' in a physical confrontation. In baseball it also means 'to put out a base runner', and in military contexts it refers to bayonet fighting — but the first two are the most common everyday meanings.
v.
to assassinate (a political or prominent figure)to stab to death
Examples
- 刺杀。Nà míng zǒngtǒng zài jiētóu bèi cì shā le.That president was assassinated on the street.
- 刺杀。Tā yòng dāo cì shā le rùqīnzhě.He stabbed the intruder to death with a knife.
- 刺杀。Xiǎoshuō lǐ de cìkè duōcì shìtú cì shā guówáng.The assassin in the novel attempted to assassinate the king multiple times.
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