杀戮

殺戮

shālù

noun #5,504

Meanings

Both characters mean 'kill' — together they emphasize large-scale or brutal killing

战争带来了无尽的杀戮。

Zhànzhēng dàilái le wújìn de shālù.

The war brought endless slaughter.

我们必须停止这场杀戮。

Wǒmen bìxū tíngzhǐ zhè chǎng shālù.

We must stop this massacre.

杀戮 is a formal/literary word for killing on a large scale. In everyday speech, 杀 is more common for general killing.

杀 shā

戮 lù