杀手 meaning in English

shāshǒu

killer; murderer

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 殺手10 strokes

Meaning of 杀手

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shāshǒu
  1. killer
  2. murderer
  3. hit man
  4. (sports) formidable player

杀手 in example sentences

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

我wǒ们men知zhī道dào汤tāng姆mǔ的de杀shā手shǒu是shì谁shuí。
We know the identity of Tom's killer.
汤tāng姆mǔ不bù知zhī道dào玛mǎ丽lì是shì个gè连lián环huán杀shā手shǒu。
Tom had no idea Mary was a serial killer.
汤tāng姆mǔ是shì职zhí业yè杀shā手shǒu。
Tom is a professional killer.
萨sà米mǐ在zài与yǔ莱lái拉lā的de杀shā手shǒu说shuō话huà。
Sami was speaking to Layla's killer.
贝bèi蒂dì是shì连lián环huán杀shā手shǒu。
Betty is a serial killer.

Stroke order for each character

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

杀 shā · to kill · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 杀手.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
手指shǒuzhǐfinger
对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
选手xuǎnshǒuathlete; contestant
歌手gēshǒusinger
握手wòshǒuto shake hands
手续shǒuxùprocedure; formalities
分手fēnshǒuto part company; to split up
手术shǒushù(surgical) operation; surgery

Questions about 杀手

What does 杀手 mean?

杀手 (shāshǒu) means "killer; murderer" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 杀手?

杀手 is made of 2 characters: 杀 (6 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 杀手 an HSK word?

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

How is 杀手 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 杀手 is written 殺手.