大逃杀

大逃殺

dàtáoshā

noun

Meanings

1 battle royale (game genre)
2 Battle Royale (originally the Japanese film/novel)

Characters

to flee / escape

Examples

他迷上了大逃杀类游戏。

Tā mí shàng le dàtáoshā lèi yóuxì.

He's hooked on battle-royale games.

和平精英是腾讯旗下最火的大逃杀手游。

Hépíng jīngyīng shì Téngxùn qíxià zuì huǒ de dàtáoshā shǒuyóu.

Game for Peace is Tencent's hottest mobile battle-royale game.

Tips

culture

The genre name comes from the 1999 Japanese novel 《バトル・ロワイアル》 (Battle Royale). PUBG (绝地求生) sparked the boom in 2017; Tencent's 和平精英 (Game for Peace) is the dominant mobile battle royale in China, alongside Fortnite and Apex Legends.

Stroke Order

大 dà

逃 táo

杀 shā