() — to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre (people)

Definición

Literary/classical verb meaning 'to slaughter' (animals) and, more commonly in history texts, 'to massacre' (people). Modern spoken Chinese usually prefers 杀 or 宰 for these senses.

verb
to slaughter (animals for food)to massacre (people)

Ejemplos

  • Tā měi tiān zài tú zǎi chǎng tú zǎi jǐ shí tóu zhū.
    He slaughters dozens of pigs every day at the slaughterhouse.
  • Lì shǐ shàng fā shēng guò duō cì tú chéng shì jiàn.
    There have been many massacres of cities throughout history.
  • Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi jiǎn zhí shì zài tú lù wú gū.
    This kind of behavior is practically massacring the innocent.

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