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杀手 (shā shǒu): Killer / assassin (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
杀 • shā • kill; slaughter; in the extreme • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
shā
杀
kill; slaughter; in the extreme
手 • shǒu • hand • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
shǒu
手
hand
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 杀手.
Words with
杀
抹杀
mǒ shā
blot out; obliterate; write off
自杀
zì shā
to kill oneself
屠杀
tú shā
Massacre / Slaughter
杀害
shā hài
To kill / to murder
杀毒
shā dú
kill viruses
仇杀
chóu shā
vengeance killing
凶杀
xiōng shā
murder
刺杀
cì shā
to assassinate; assassination
Words with
手
手机
shǒu jī
mobile phone
手表
shǒu biǎo
watch
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilets; washroom
歌手
gē shǒu
singer
二手
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
分手
fēn shǒu
part company; say good-bye; separate
对手
duì shǒu
opponent; adversary; rival
手套
shǒu tào
gloves
4.
How to Use 杀手 in Sentences
Idiom
with
锏
shā
杀
shǒu
手
jiǎn
锏
neutral
trump card
Verb + Object
with
成为
chéng
成
wéi
为
shā
杀
shǒu
手
Measure Word + Noun
with
个
yí
一
gè
个
shā
杀
shǒu
手
Adjective + Noun
lěng
冷
xuè
血
shā
杀
shǒu
手
neutral
5.
Example Sentences with 杀手
tā
他
shì
是
shā
杀
shǒu
手
。
He is a killer.
neutral
become a killer
neutral
a killer
cold-blooded 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.
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.
