杀人 (shārén): to kill someone

Meanings

Shārén shì fànfǎ de.

Killing someone is against the law.

Tā bèi zhǐkòng shārén.

He was accused of murder.

usage

杀人 is a verb-object compound (kill + person). Compare with 杀死 which emphasizes the result (killed to death). 杀人犯 (shārénfàn) means 'murderer'.

杀 shā

人 rén