杀光

殺光

shāguāng

verb #9,004

Meanings

1 to kill off; to wipe out; to slaughter completely
2 to exterminate

Characters

to kill; to slaughter

completely; all gone; used up

Kill + completely - to kill every last one, leaving none.

Examples

HSK 4

电影里的反派想杀光所有人。

Diànyǐng lǐ de fǎnpài xiǎng shāguāng suǒyǒurén.

The villain in the movie wants to kill everyone.

HSK 7-9

侵略者杀光了村里的人。

Qīnlüèzhě shāguāng le cūnlǐ de rén.

The invaders slaughtered everyone in the village.

Tips

grammar

光 as a result complement means 'completely/all gone' - it indicates nothing is left. Same pattern: 吃光 (eat up everything), 用光 (use up completely), 花光 (spend all of it), 喝光 (drink it all).

Stroke Order

杀 shā

光 guāng