杀害 (shā hài) — to murder

Definition

杀害 is the formal written verb for 'to murder,' emphasizing the deliberate killing of a person. Stronger than the everyday 杀 (which also covers reducing prices or 'extremely' in colloquial uses).

verb
to murder

Examples

  • 杀害
    Tā shā hài le yì míng wú gū de shì mín.
    He murdered an innocent citizen.
  • 杀害
    Zhè qǐ shā hài àn zhèn jīng le zhěng gè chéng shì.
    This murder case shocked the entire city.
  • 杀害
    Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō rén bèi shā hài.
    Many people were murdered in history.

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