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刺杀 (cì shā): To assassinate (verb / noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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刺杀 consists of 2 characters.

刺 • cì • to stab; prick; thorn; splinter • HSK 2.0 L6

HSK 6

cì刺

to stab; prick; thorn; splinter

杀 • shā • kill; slaughter; in the extreme • HSK 2.0 L5

HSK 5

shā杀

kill; slaughter; in the extreme

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Pinyincì shā

Meaningto assassinate; assassination

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb / noun

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Example Sentences with 刺杀

nà那

ge个

guó国

wáng王

zài在

yī一

cì次

cì刺

shā杀

zhōng中

sàng丧

shēng生

。

That king died in an assassination.

tā他

men们

jì计

huà划

cì刺

shā杀

nà那

ge个

dú独

cái

裁

zhě者

。

They planned to assassinate that dictator.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 刺杀.

Words with 刺

刺激cì jīto stimulate; provoke; irritate
讽刺fěng cìsatire; sarcasm; to mock
冲刺chōng cìDash
刺眼cì yǎnDazzling
刺绣cì xiùEmbroidery
刺耳cì ěrGrating to the ear / harsh sounding
刺骨cì gǔPiercing to the bone / bone-chilling
刺中cì zhòngto stab; to hit (a target)

Words with 杀

抹杀mǒ shāblot out; obliterate; write off
自杀zì shāto kill oneself
屠杀tú shāMassacre / Slaughter
杀害shā hàiTo kill / to murder
杀手

shā shǒu

Killer / assassin

杀毒shā dúkill viruses

仇杀chóu shāvengeance killing

凶杀xiōng shāmurder