厮杀 (廝殺)
sī shā
Pinyin

Definition

厮杀 (廝殺)
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sī shā
  1. to fight at close quarters
  2. hand-to-hand

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

杀
shā
  1. 1 to kill
  2. 2 to murder
  3. 3 to attack
  4. 4 to weaken or reduce
  5. 5 to smart (dialect)
  6. 6 (used after a verb) extremely
杀人
shā rén
  1. 1 homicide
  2. 2 to murder
  3. 3 to kill (a person)
杀戮
shā lù
  1. 1 to massacre
  2. 2 to slaughter
杀手
shā shǒu
  1. 1 killer
  2. 2 murderer
  3. 3 hit man
  4. 4 (sports) formidable player
秒杀
miǎo shā
  1. 1 (Internet) flash sale
  2. 2 (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent

Idioms (20)

借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
卸磨杀驴
xiè mò shā lǘ
  1. 1 lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
  2. 2 to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀人不眨眼
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn
  1. 1 to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
  2. 2 ruthless
  3. 3 cold-blooded

Sample Sentences

我想那时候更疯狂。 各色人物都来上海滩谋生 。洋人在租界大兴土木，马路上黄包车、电车四处冲，黑帮流氓到处厮杀。 你想想那场面！
wǒ xiǎng nà shíhou gèng fēngkuáng 。 gèsè rénwù dōu lái Shànghǎi tān móushēng 。yángrén zài zūjiè dàxīngtǔmù ，mǎlù shàng huángbāochē 、diànchē sìchù chōng ，hēibāng liúmáng dàochù sīshā 。 nǐ xiǎng xiang nà chǎngmiàn ！
I think it was even crazier back then. All kinds of characters came to seek their fortune in Shanghai. Foreigners built all kinds of stuff in the Concessions, and there were rickshaws on the roads, and streetcars rushing all over the place. Underworld thugs were killing people right and left. Imagine that!
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