屠戮 (tú lù) — to massacre, to slaughter (literary)
Definition
Literary, written-Chinese verb meaning 'to massacre, to slaughter' — used in historical or formal narrative, not everyday speech. Stronger and more graphic than the neutral 屠杀, which is the standard word in modern prose.
verb
to massacreto slaughter (literary)
Examples
- 屠戮。Qīn lüè zhě tú lù le wú shù wú gū de píng mín.The invaders massacred countless innocent civilians.
- 屠戮。Lì shǐ shàng fā shēng guò xǔ duō dà guī mó tú lù de shì jiàn.Many large-scale massacre events have occurred in history.
- 屠戮。Tā men zài zhàn zhēng zhōng tú lù le wú gū de bǎi xìng.They massacred innocent civilians in the war.
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