杀手

殺手
shāshǒu
noun HSK 7 #1,145

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 killer
  2. 2 assassin
  3. 3 hitman

Characters

A killing hand — someone skilled at killing, an assassin.

Examples

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuībǔ nàge shāshǒu.
The police are hunting down that killer.
Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yī gè zhíyè shāshǒu de gùshi.
This movie is about a professional hitman.

Tips

usage
杀手 can mean a literal killer/assassin, but is also used figuratively as 'killer app/feature' (杀手锏 shāshǒujiǎn) or as a metaphor for something devastating, like 健康杀手 (health killer).

Stroke Order

shā
shǒu