秒杀

秒殺

miǎoshā

verb

Meanings

1 (e-commerce) flash sale
2 to snap up in seconds
3 (gaming) to take out an opponent instantly

Characters

to kill / take out

Examples

今晚十点开始秒杀活动。

Jīnwǎn shí diǎn kāishǐ miǎoshā huódòng.

The flash sale starts at ten tonight.

这款手机刚上架就被秒杀光了。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī gāng shàngjià jiù bèi miǎoshā guāng le.

This phone sold out in seconds the moment it launched.

他一剑就秒杀了Boss。

Tā yī jiàn jiù miǎoshāle Boss.

He one-shot the boss with a single sword strike.

Tips

register

Literally 'kill in a second.' Gaming origin (instakill), then borrowed into e-commerce for time-limited lightning deals popularized by Taobao. Fine in casual speech and all marketing copy.

Stroke Order

秒 miǎo

杀 shā