杀害 meaning in English

shāhài

to murder

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 殺害16 strokes

Meaning of 杀害

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shāhài
  1. to murder

杀害 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men正zhèng密mì谋móu要yào杀shā害hài国guó王wáng。
They're plotting to kill the king.
他tā险xiǎn些xiē被bèi杀shā害hài。
He narrowly escaped being killed.
来lái自zì波bō士shì顿dùn的de一yī对duì夫fū妇fù也yě被bèi杀shā害hài了le。
A couple from Boston was also killed.
杀shā害hài大dà象xiàng、老lǎo虎hǔ等děng濒bīn危wēi物wù种zhǒng,不bù仅jǐn是shì残cán忍rěn的de,也yě是shì非fēi法fǎ的de。
Murdering elephants, tigers and other endangered species is not just cruel; it's also illegal.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

杀 shā · to kill · 6 strokes

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  3. 3
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  6. 6

害 hài · to do harm to · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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Related words

Words that share a character with 杀害.

害怕hàipàto be afraid; to be scared
危害wēihàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage
伤害shānghàito injure; to harm
厉害lìhai(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfa
自杀zìshāto kill oneself; to commit suicide
损害sǔnhàiharm; to damage
有害yǒu hàidestructive; harmful
灾害zāihàicalamity; disaster
杀毒shādúto disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus
杀手shāshǒukiller; murderer
害羞hàixiūshy; embarrassed
受害人shòuhàirénvictim

Questions about 杀害

What does 杀害 mean?

杀害 (shāhài) means "to murder" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 杀害?

杀害 is made of 2 characters: 杀 (6 strokes), 害 (10 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 杀害 an HSK word?

Yes. 杀害 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 杀害 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 杀害 is written 殺害.