杀害

殺害

shāhài

verb HSK 7-9 #1,815

Meanings

1 to murder
2 to kill (with malicious intent)

Characters

To kill and harm - murder with malicious intent.

Examples

HSK 3

那名记者被杀害了。

Nà míng jìzhě bèi shāhài le.

That journalist was murdered.

HSK 6

凶手杀害了三个人。

Xiōngshǒu shāhài le sān gè rén.

The murderer killed three people.

Tips

usage

杀害 implies deliberate, malicious killing - it's stronger and more serious than 杀 alone. It's commonly used in news and legal contexts for murder.

Stroke Order

杀 shā

害 hài