杀手

殺手

shāshǒu

noun HSK 7-9 #1,145

Measure Word

一个杀手 gè

Meanings

1 killer
2 assassin
3 hitman

Characters

A killing hand - someone skilled at killing, an assassin.

Examples

HSK 3

这部电影讲的是一个职业杀手的故事。

Zhèbù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yīgè zhíyè shāshǒu de gùshi.

This movie is about a professional hitman.

HSK 6

警方正在追捕那个杀手。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuībǔ nàge shāshǒu.

The police are hunting down that killer.

Tips

usage

杀手 can mean a literal killer/assassin, but is also used figuratively as 'killer app/feature' (杀手锏 shāshǒujiǎn) or as a metaphor for something devastating, like 健康杀手 (health killer).

Stroke Order

杀 shā

手 shǒu