Meaning of 暗杀
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
ànshā
- to assassinate
暗杀 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们企图暗杀总统。
They attempted to assassinate the president.
Stroke order for each character
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暗 àn · dark · 13 strokes
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杀 shā · to kill · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 暗杀.
| 黑暗 | hēi'àn | dark; darkly |
| 暗示 | ànshì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion |
| 自杀 | zìshā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 杀毒 | shādú | to disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus |
| 杀手 | shāshǒu | killer; murderer |
| 杀害 | shāhài | to murder |
| 屠杀 | túshā | to massacre; to slaughter |
| 暗中 | ànzhōng | in the dark; in secret |
| 阴暗 | yīn'àn | dim; dark |
| 暗地里 | àndìlǐ | secretly; inwardly; on the sly |
| 杀死 | shāsǐ | to kill |
| 杀人 | shārén | to kill a person; to commit murder |
Questions about 暗杀
What does 暗杀 mean?
暗杀 (ànshā) means "to assassinate" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 暗杀?
暗杀 is made of 2 characters: 暗 (13 strokes), 杀 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 暗杀 an HSK word?
Yes. 暗杀 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 暗杀 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 暗杀 is written 暗殺.