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杀手

杀手 (shā shǒu): Killer / assassin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

杀手 consists of 2 characters.

kill; slaughter; in the extreme

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Pinyinshā shǒu

MeaningKiller / assassin

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word杀手

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Words with 手

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歌手gē shǒuHSK 4
二手èr shǒuHSK 5
分手fēn shǒuHSK 5
对手duì shǒuHSK 5
手套

shǒu tào

HSK 5

3.

How to Use 杀手 in Sentences

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

Idiomwith锏

shā杀

shǒu手

jiǎn锏

neutral

trump card

Verb + Objectwith成为

chéng成

wéi为

shā杀

shǒu手

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

shā杀

shǒu手

Adjective + Noun

lěng冷

xuè血

shā杀

shǒu手

neutral

cold-blooded killer

4.

Example Sentences with 杀手

tā他

shì是

shā杀

shǒu手

。

He is a killer.

neutral

become a killer

neutral

a killer

zhí职

yè业

shā杀

shǒu手

neutral

professional killer

jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

quán全

lì力

zhuī追

bǔ捕

nà那

míng名

zhí职

yè业

shā杀

shǒu手

，

tā他

shè涉

xián嫌

duō多

qǐ起

móu谋

shā杀

àn案

。

The police are making every effort to pursue that professional killer, who is suspected in multiple murder cases.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

nà那

ge个

chén沉

mò默

guǎ寡

yán言

de的

rén人

huì会

shì是

yǐn隐

cáng藏

de的

shā杀

shǒu手

ma吗

？

Do you really think that quiet and reserved person could be a hidden assassin?

zhè这

ge个

yóu游

xì戏

lǐ里

，

shā杀

shǒu手

yào要

zhǎo找

dào到

qí其

tā他

rén人

。

In this game, the killer needs to find the others.

tā他

gēn根

běn本

bú不

shì是

chuán传

shuō说

zhōng中

de的

lěng冷

xuè血

shā杀

shǒu手

，

fǎn反

ér而

fēi非

cháng常

shàn善

liáng良

tǐ体

tiē贴

。

He is not at all the cold-blooded killer from the legends; on the contrary, he is very kind and considerate.

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

wǒ我

men们

wán玩

le了

yí一

gè个

shā杀

shǒu手

yóu游

xì戏

，

qì气

fēn氛

jì既

jǐn紧

zhāng张

yòu又

yǒu有

qù趣

。

At the party, we played a killer game, and the atmosphere was both tense and fun.

zhè这

zhǒng种

bìng病

dú毒

shì是

diàn电

nǎo脑

xì系

tǒng统

de的

shā杀

shǒu手

，

huì会

sǔn损

huài坏

wén文

jiàn件

。

This virus is a killer for computer systems, as it can damage files.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

shì是

dǐng顶

jiān尖

de的

shā杀

shǒu手

，

dàn但

nèi内

xīn心

shēn深

chù处

què却

kě渴

wàng望

guò过

shàng上

píng平

jìng静

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

Although he is a top-tier assassin, deep down he longs to live a peaceful life.