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屠杀 (tú shā): to massacre; to slaughter

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to massacre; to slaughter
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to massacre
  • to slaughter

Chinese explanation

  • 大规模地、残忍地杀害许多无辜的人
  • 通常指战争、暴行或极端冲突中对平民或俘虏进行的集体杀戮。

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HSK 6

to kill

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Example sentences

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In 1937, the Japanese army carried out a massacre in Nanjing that lasted for several weeks.

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In history class, the teacher recounted the dark history of the colonists massacring the local inhabitants.

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The international community strongly condemned the country's military for massacring unarmed civilians.

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During the war, many innocent villagers were brutally massacred.

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The museum exhibition exposed the crime of the invaders massacring prisoners of war in those years.

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