劫杀 (jiéshā): to rob and kill

Meanings

1 to rob and kill
2 to waylay and murder

Characters

劫

Examples

歹徒在山路上劫杀过往商人。

Dǎitú zài shānlù shàng jiéshā guòwǎng shāngrén.

Bandits robbed and killed passing merchants on the mountain road.

警方破获了一起劫杀案。

Jǐngfāng pòhuòle yì qǐ jiéshā àn.

Police cracked a robbery-murder case.

Tips

usage

Compounds the two crimes: 劫 'to rob' + 杀 'to kill'. Used in news reporting, court documents, and historical fiction. Compare 谋杀 (móushā, premeditated murder) which lacks the robbery element.

Stroke Order

劫 jié

杀 shā

Related Words

杀人 shārén #986

to kill someone / to murder / to commit murder

杀害 shāhài HSK 7 #1,815

to murder / to kill (with malicious intent)

谋杀罪 móushāzuì #6,151

murder charge / crime of murder

杀 shā HSK 5 #180

to kill; to murder / to slaughter; to fight

劫 jié HSK 7 #3,734

to rob / to plunder / calamity / disaster

杀人灭口 shārénmièkǒu

to kill someone to silence them; to murder a witness to destroy evidence

杀鸡取卵 shājīqǔluǎn

to kill the hen to get the eggs / to destroy the source of future gain for short-term profit / to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

格杀勿论 géshāwùlùn

to kill on sight without facing prosecution / shoot to kill

枪杀 qiāngshā #4,151

to shoot dead / to gun down / to kill by shooting

凶杀 xiōngshā #5,251

homicide / murder