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  *杀* | 杀* | *杀
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely
HSK 5
to disinfect / (computing) to destroy a computer virus
HSK 5
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded
to murder
HSK 7-9
homicide / to murder / to kill (a person)
killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player
HSK 7-9
to take the life of a living creature
destructive power / harmfulness
murderer / homicide
to kill
to swindle associates, friends or relatives
to storm (a city etc) / to raid
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
desire to commit murder / great danger
antivirus software
insecticide
to massacre / to slaughter
(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred
to attack the enemy
diquat
a disinfectant
lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
insecticide / pesticide
to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
infanticide
(idiom) getting killed
murderous spirit / aura of death / to vent one's anger
to kill germs / to disinfect / to sterilize
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
to beat down the price / to haggle / to slash one's prices
to exterminate
murder case / homicide case
(case of, incident of) murder
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
(idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
to kill
to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through
orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca)
to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
homicidal maniac
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
killer application / killer app
ferocious / murderous-looking
fungicidal / to have a fungicidal effect
(fig.) trump card
damn; friggin'; goddamn; fucking
antivirus software / abbr. for 殺毒軟件|杀毒软件
to behead
pig butchering scam (where the scammer builds trust with the victim over time, "fattening them up," before ultimately "slaughtering" them by taking their money); (esp.) romance scam
deadly weapon
insecticide
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
robbing the rich to help the poor
bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about
to spike the ball (volleyball etc) / to smash (tennis etc)
rat poison
to exterminate
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")
to kill or injure
lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion) / fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on
fungicide
snail poison
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
attempted murder


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