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杀害

杀害 (shā hài): To kill / to murder (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

杀害 consists of 2 characters.

kill; slaughter; in the extreme

harm, damage, injury

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Pinyinshā hài

MeaningTo kill / to murder

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word杀害

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3.

How to Use 杀害 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 杀害 with other words naturally.

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

shā杀

hài害

neutral

be killed

Adverb + Verb

xù蓄

yì意

shā杀

hài害

formalWritten

Verb + Objectwith无辜

shā杀

hài害

wú无

gū辜

4.

Example Sentences with 杀害

huài坏

rén人

shā杀

hài害

le了

xiǎo小

māo猫

premeditated killing

cán残

rěn忍

shā杀

hài害

formal

brutally kill

formal

kill the innocent

。

The bad person killed the kitten.

jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

diào调

chá查

zhè这

qǐ起

cán残

rěn忍

de的

shā杀

hài害

shì事

jiàn件

。

The police are investigating this brutal murder case.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

zhī知

dào道

shā杀

hài害

yě野

shēng生

dòng动

wù物

shì是

wéi违

fǎ法

de的

ma吗

？

Don't you know that killing wild animals is illegal?

tā他

yīn因

shā杀

hài害

tā他

rén人

ér而

bèi被

pàn判

xíng刑

。

He was sentenced for killing another person.

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

cóng从

wèi未

cān参

yù与

guò过

rèn任

hé何

shā杀

hài害

xíng行

wéi为

。

He claimed that he had never been involved in any act of killing.

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

hù护

jiā家

rén人

，

tā他

bèi被

pò迫

shā杀

hài害

le了

rù入

qīn侵

zhě者

。

To protect his family, he was forced to kill the intruder.

zhàn战

zhēng争

qī期

jiān间

，

xǔ许

duō多

wú无

gū辜

píng平

mín民

bèi被

shā杀

hài害

。

During the war, many innocent civilians were killed.

zài在

diàn电

yǐng影

lǐ里

，

zhǔ主

jué角

wèi为

le了

fù复

chóu仇

ér而

shā杀

hài害

le了

chóu仇

rén人

。

In the movie, the protagonist kills his enemy for revenge.

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HSK 5