杀人(shā rén): homicide
2 charactersTrad. 殺人
homicide
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 杀人 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
诽谤如暗箭，远处可杀人。
fěi bàng rú àn jiàn yuǎn chù kě shā rén
Slander is compared to an arrow because it kills at a distance.
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