绞杀 (jiǎoshā): to strangle to death

Meanings

1 to strangle to death
2 to garrote
3 (figurative) to crush / to snuff out

Characters

绞

jiǎo

to twist / to strangle

杀

shā

to kill

Examples

他被敌人绞杀。

Tā bèi dírén jiǎoshā.

He was strangled to death by the enemy.

这种政策绞杀了创新。

Zhè zhǒng zhèngcè jiǎoshā le chuàngxīn.

This policy snuffed out innovation.

Tips

usage

Strong, formal word — you see it in news about executions, military operations, and figuratively about regimes 'crushing' movements or revolutions. For everyday 'kill', use 杀 or 杀死.

Stroke Order

绞 jiǎo

杀 shā

Related Words

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to hang (execute by hanging) / to strangle to death

杀死 shāsǐ #981

to kill / to put to death

杀光 shāguāng #9,004

to kill off; to wipe out; to slaughter completely / to exterminate

绞 jiǎo HSK 7 #14,181

to twist (strands into a thread) / to wring / to hang (by the neck); to strangle / to entangle

暗杀 ànshā HSK 7 #5,020

to assassinate

屠杀 túshā HSK 7 #4,646

to massacre / to slaughter

枪杀 qiāngshā #4,151

to shoot dead / to gun down / to kill by shooting

凶杀 xiōngshā #5,251

homicide / murder

封杀 fēngshā #10,269

to shut out / to block / to ban / to smother

杀人犯 shārénfàn #3,153

murderer / killer / homicide offender