秒杀

秒殺
miǎoshā
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 flash sale
  2. 2 to snap up in seconds
  3. 3 to take out an opponent instantly

Examples

HSK 3
Jīnwǎn shídiǎn kāishǐ miǎoshā huódòng.
The flash sale starts at ten tonight.
HSK 4
Zhè kuǎn shǒujī gāng shàngjià jiù bèi miǎoshā guāng le.
This phone sold out in seconds the moment it launched.
HSK 6
Tā yī jiàn jiù miǎoshā le 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

miǎo
shā