杀光 (shā guāng) — to kill all, to massacre, to exterminate
Definition
A resultative verb meaning 'to kill all / every last one' — stronger and more thorough than just 杀 ('to kill'), emphasizing complete extermination of a group.
verb
to kill allto massacreto exterminate
Examples
- 杀光。Dí rén bǎ quán cūn rén dōu shā guāng le.The enemy killed all the villagers.
- 杀光。Tā men fā shì yào shā guāng suǒ yǒu de qīn lüè zhě.They swore to kill all the invaders.
- 杀光。Zhè chǎng wēn yì jī hū shā guāng le zhěng zuò chéng shì de rén.This plague almost killed everyone in the entire city.
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