残杀 (殘殺)
cán shā
Pinyin

Definition

残杀 (殘殺)
 - 
cán shā
  1. to massacre
  2. to slaughter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

cán
  1. 1 to destroy
  2. 2 to spoil
  3. 3 to ruin
  4. 4 to injure
  5. 5 cruel
  6. 6 oppressive
  7. 7 savage
  8. 8 brutal
  9. 9 incomplete
  10. 10 disabled
  11. 11 to remain
  12. 12 to survive
  13. 13 remnant
  14. 14 surplus
cán rěn
  1. 1 cruel
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 merciless
  4. 4 ruthless
cán kù
  1. 1 cruel
  2. 2 cruelty
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
shā rén
  1. 1 homicide
  2. 2 to murder
  3. 3 to kill (a person)

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)
抱残守缺
bào cán shǒu quē
  1. 1 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
  2. 2 stickler for tradition
收残缀轶
shōu cán zhuì yì
  1. 1 to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)