屠
tú
Pinyin
Definition
屠
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- to slaughter (animals for food)
- to massacre
屠
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- surname Tu
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
放下屠刀,立地成佛
- 1 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation
- 2 to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
- 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
Sample Sentences
那场战争的战火遍及亚洲、欧洲、非洲、大洋洲,军队和民众伤亡超过一亿人,其中中国伤亡人数超过三千五百万,苏联死亡人数超过两千七百万。绝不让历史悲剧重演,是我们对当年为维护人类自由、正义、和平而牺牲的英灵,对惨遭屠杀的无辜亡灵的最好纪念。
The fire of war spread over Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania and over 100 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured, among which over 35 million Chinese were killed or injured, and over 27 million Soviets were killed or injured. Ensuring that we do our absolute best to prevent history from repeating itself by upholding the human freedom, justice and peace that these martyrs sacrificed their lives for, is the best way to remember the innocent departed souls who were massacred.
上半场球队本来一分落后,他上场以后,不止扳平比分,逆转超前,甚至变成大胜四分的屠杀!
The team were trailing by a goal in the first half, but after he got on the pitch, he didn't just equalize, but also overtook from behind, slaughtering them with another four goals.