杀伤力

殺傷力

shāshānglì

noun #17,549

Meanings

1 destructive power
2 lethality
3 harmfulness

Characters

to wound; to injure

Literally "kill-wound-power" — the power to kill and injure.

Examples

这种武器的杀伤力非常大。

Zhè zhǒng wǔqì de shāshānglì fēicháng dà.

This type of weapon has enormous destructive power.

她的话杀伤力很强。

Tā de huà shāshānglì hěn qiáng.

Her words were very hurtful.

Tips

usage

杀伤力 is used both literally (weapons, disasters) and figuratively (hurtful words, emotional impact). The figurative usage is very common in informal speech.

Stroke Order

杀 shā

伤 shāng

力 lì