杀伤 (shā shāng) — to kill and wound; to inflict casualties

Definition

'Kill and wound / inflict casualties' — a formal, military register term. Collocates with 对方, 大量, 无数, and is used in war/weapons contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to kill and woundto inflict casualties

Examples

  • 杀伤
    Zhè zhǒng wǔ qì hěn wēi xiǎn, néng shā shāng dà liàng dí rén.
    This weapon is very dangerous and can kill and wound many enemies.
  • 杀伤
    Nà cì xí jī shā shāng le xǔ duō wú gū píng mín.
    That attack killed and wounded many innocent civilians.
  • 杀伤
    Zhàn chǎng shàng, shuāng fāng dōu xiǎng yào shā shāng duì fāng.
    On the battlefield, both sides want to inflict casualties on the other.

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