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

侵略者杀光了村里的人。

Qīnlüèzhě shāguāng le cūnlǐ de rén.

The invaders slaughtered everyone in the village.

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.

Tips

grammar

光 (guāng) 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