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煞

shà/shā
noun #11,154

Meanings

  1. 1 (shà) fiend; evil spirit
  2. 2 (shà) very; extremely
  3. 3 (shā) to stop; to terminate
  4. 4 (shā) to tighten

Examples

他煞费苦心地准备了这次活动。
Tā shàfèikǔxīn de zhǔnbèile zhè cì huódòng.
He went to great lengths to prepare this event.
这风景煞是好看。
Zhè fēngjǐng shà shì hǎokàn.
This scenery is extremely beautiful.

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usage
煞 has two readings: shà (evil spirit; very/extremely) and shā (to stop/brake, variant of 杀). 煞费苦心 (shàfèikǔxīn) = to take great pains. 煞风景 (shāfēngjǐng) = to be a killjoy.

Stroke Order

煞 shà/shā