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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

杀菌剂shā jūn jì

germicide / antimicrobial agent

杀螺剂shā luó jì

snail poison

杀虫shā chóng

insecticide

杀虫药shā chóng yào

insecticide

杀猪宰羊shā zhū zǎi yáng

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

杀猪盘shā zhū pán

pig butchering scam (where the scammer builds trust with the victim over time, "fattening them up," before ultimately "slaughtering" them by taking their money) / (esp.) romance scam

杀身成仁shā shēn chéng rén

(idiom) to die a martyr / to be martyred

杀软shā ruǎn

antivirus software / abbr. for 殺毒軟件|杀毒软件[shā dú ruǎn jiàn]

杀进shā jìn

to storm (a city etc) / to raid

杀进杀出shā jìn shā chū

to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay

杀鸡儆猴shā jī jǐng hóu

(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / (fig.) to punish an individual as an example to others

杀鸡取卵shā jī qǔ luǎn

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

杀鸡吓猴shā jī xià hóu

see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[shā jī jǐng hóu]

杀鸡焉用牛刀shā jī yān yòng niú dāo

(lit.) why use an ox-cleaver to kill a chicken? / (fig.) there's no need to use great ability or resources for a trivial task

杀鸡给猴看shā jī gěi hóu kàn

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey / fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

杀鸡骇猴shā jī hài hóu

see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[shā jī jǐng hóu]

杀头shā tóu

to behead

杀马特shā mǎ tè

Chinese youth subculture associated esp. with young migrant workers, characterized by flamboyant hairstyles and clothing, heavy makeup, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")

杀鼠药shā shǔ yào

rat poison

一笔抹杀yī bǐ mǒ shā

to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing

他杀tā shā

homicide (law)

以眦睚杀人yǐ zì yá shā rén

to kill sb for a trifle

借刀杀人jiè dāo shā rén

to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)

剖腹自杀pōu fù zì shā

hara-kiri

剧本杀jù běn shā

murder mystery game (role-playing game)

劫杀jié shā

to rob and kill

勒杀lēi shā

to strangle

半路杀出个程咬金bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn

lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy (saying) / fig. sb shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan / sb whose presence is regarded as irksome

半路杀出的程咬金bàn lù shā chū de Chéng Yǎo jīn

see 半路殺出個程咬金|半路杀出个程咬金[bàn lù shā chū gè Chéng Yǎo jīn]

卸磨杀驴xiè mò shā lǘ

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

反杀fǎn shā

to respond to an assault by killing one's assailant

问客杀鸡wèn kè shā jī

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom) / fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)

嗜杀shì shā

to delight in killing / bloodthirsty

嗜杀成性shì shā chéng xìng

bloodthirsty

坑杀kēng shā

to bury alive / to ensnare

大杀风景dà shā fēng jǐng

to be a blot on the landscape / to dampen spirits / to spoil the fun / to be a wet blanket

大规模杀伤性武器dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì

weapon of mass destruction

天杀的tiān shā de

Goddam! / goddamn / wretched

射杀shè shā

to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)

必杀技bì shā jì

(gaming or wrestling) finishing move / finisher

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