戕害 (qiāng hài) — to harm, injure, or kill (often violently, in formal or literary contexts)
Definition
A formal/literary verb meaning 'to harm, injure, or kill' — much stronger and more violent than 伤害 ('to hurt'), and used in writing, not everyday speech.
verb
to harminjureor kill (often violently, in formal or literary contexts)
Examples
- 戕害。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng qiāng hài le wú shù wú gū bǎi xìng.This war harmed countless innocent people.
- 戕害，。Tā yīn sī yù qiāng hài tā rén, zuì zhōng shòu dào le fǎ lǜ de zhì cái.He harmed others out of selfish desires and eventually faced legal punishment.
- 戕害。Zhè zhǒng yào wù bú huì qiāng hài shēn tǐ de jiàn kāng.This kind of medicine will not harm the body's health.
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