砍杀

砍殺
kǎnshā
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to attack with a bladed weapon
  2. 2 to slash and kill
  3. 3 to hack to death

Examples

Dǎitú chí dāo kǎnshā lùrén, bèi jǐngfāng xùnsù zhìfú.
The assailant slashed at passersby with a knife and was quickly subdued by police.
Zhè kuǎn yóuxì yǐ kǎnshā jiāngshī wéi zhǔyào wánfǎ.
The game's core gameplay is hacking and slashing zombies.

Tips

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Strongly violent. 砍杀 is the standard word for news reports of knife/sword attacks (砍杀) and for the gaming subgenre 砍杀游戏 'hack-and-slash games'. For ordinary 'to kill' use or 杀害砍杀 specifically implies a chopping bladed weapon.

Stroke Order

kǎn
shā