毒杀 (dú shā) — to kill with poison; to poison someone to death
Definition
A formal verb meaning to kill by poison (people, animals, or pests). 比 下毒 more clinical and written — used in news, legal, and scientific contexts rather than casual speech.
verb
to kill with poisonto poison someone to death
Examples
- 毒杀。Xiōng shǒu yòng dú yào dú shā le bèi hài rén.The murderer poisoned the victim to death.
- 毒杀。Zhè zhǒng nóng yào zhuān mén yòng lái dú shā hài chóng.This pesticide is specifically used to poison pests.
- 毒杀。Gǔ dài yǒu hěn duō rén bèi dú shā.In ancient times, many people were killed with poison.
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