误杀

誤殺

wùshā

verb #21,788

Meanings

1 to kill by mistake
2 to mistakenly kill
3 manslaughter

Characters

mistake; error; by accident

Examples

他因误杀被判处三年有期徒刑。

Tā yīn wùshā bèi pànchǔ sān nián yǒuqī túxíng.

He was sentenced to three years in prison for manslaughter.

警方承认那次误杀了无辜平民。

Jǐngfāng chéngrèn nà cì wùshā le wúgū píngmín.

The police admitted that innocent civilians were mistakenly killed on that occasion.

误杀与故意杀人在法律上性质不同。

Wùshā yǔ gùyì shārén zài fǎlǜ shang xìngzhì bùtóng.

Manslaughter and intentional homicide are legally different in nature.

Tips

grammar

误 is a common prefix meaning 'by mistake' or 'erroneously.' It combines freely: 误杀 (kill by mistake), 误伤 (injure by mistake), 误解 (misunderstand), 误判 (misjudge).

Stroke Order

误 wù

杀 shā