杀 (shā) — to kill; to weaken; to reduce; extremely.
Memory aid: Shears 乂 snip over a tree 木: chop, it's cut down.
Example sentences with 杀:
- 不要杀小猫。 — Bùyào shā xiǎomāo. — Do not kill the kitten.
- 今天我们杀一只鸡吃。 — Jīn tiān wǒ men shā yì zhī jī chī. — Today we're killing a chicken to eat.
- 他杀了一条鱼。 — Tā shā le yī tiáo yú. — He killed a fish.
- 他犯了杀人的罪。 — Tā fàn le shārén de zuì. — He committed the crime of murder.
- 他连一条鱼都不敢杀。 — Tā lián yì tiáo yú dōu bù gǎn shā. — He doesn't even dare to kill a fish.
- 农民杀了一头猪过年。 — Nóng mín shā le yì tóu zhū guò nián. — The farmer killed a pig for the New Year.
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