Chinese Traditional: 殺
Chinese Simplified: 杀
Pinyin: sha1
Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ
English Meaning: 1. to kill, to slaughter, to murder 2. to gut and scale (a fish) 3. to ruin, to harm 4. to fight 5. to cut, to slice (fruit, food) 6. to abate, to pare off, to diminish, to reduce, to clip 7. to attack
German Meaning: töten, ermorden, abschlachten

Example Sentences:

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好奇心殺死貓。
好奇心杀死猫。
hao4 qi2 xin1 sha1 si3 mao1.
Curiosity killed the cat.
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誰殺了凱撒大帝？
谁杀了凯撒大帝？
shei2 sha1 le5 kai3 sa4 da4 di4?
Who killed Julius Caesar?
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他在戰爭中殺了很多人。
他在战争中杀了很多人。
ta1 zai4 zhan4 zheng1 zhong1 sha1 le5 hen3 duo1 ren2.
He killed a lot of people in the war.
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有兩名記者在米蘇拉塔被殺身亡。
有两名记者在米苏拉塔被杀身亡。
you3 liang3 ming2 ji4 zhe3 zai4 mi3 su1 la1 ta3 bei4 sha1 shen1 wang2.
Two journalists were killed in Misrata.
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魚有沒有殺過？
鱼有没有杀过？
yu2 you3 mei2 you3 sha1 guo4?
Has the fish been gutted and scaled?
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