HSK 6 · verb

杀

shā

to kill; to slaughter; to fight; to kill (杀)

妈妈在厨房杀鱼。

Māma zài chúfáng shā yú.

Mom is cleaning a fish in the kitchen.

听说他最近压力太大,差点自杀。

Tīngshuō tā zuìjìn yālì tài dà, chà diǎn zìshā。

I heard he was under too much pressure lately and almost killed himself.

不能因为一次失败就抹杀他的努力。

Bù néng yīnwèi yí cì shībài jiù mǒshā tā de nǔlì。

You can't completely deny his efforts just because of one failure.

电脑变慢了,我先杀毒看看。

Diànnǎo biàn mànle, wǒ xiān shādú kàn kàn。

The computer has slowed down; let me run a virus scan first.