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杀人 (殺人)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

杀人 [shārén]
  1. 1. [Law] homicide
  2. 2. kill a person

Examples

杀人灭口
silence a witness by killing him; kill sb. to prevent him from disclosing a secrect
杀人
absolutely ridiculous; terribly funny
一伙满身鲜血的杀人不眨眼的刽子手
a gang of blood-stained executioners, who slaughter people without blinking
杀人放火,无恶不作
commit murder, arson and every crime imaginable
预谋杀人
premeditated murder; murder with malice prepense
杀人凶器可能就是这把柴刀。
The weapon used by the criminal might have been this axe.
这些土匪豺狼成性,杀人不眨眼。
These thugs are extremely cruel, they kill others without hesitation.
杀人之后就逃跑了,从此隐迹潜踪。
He escaped after committing a murder, and went into hiding afterwards.
为了掩盖自己的罪行,他不惜杀人灭口。
He didn't hesitate to kill the witness to cover up the crime.
他生性贪狠,为了夺人钱财竟然杀人毁尸。
He is vicious by nature. How can he kill a person and destroy the body when he just wants to grab his money?

Word Decomposition


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