绞杀

絞殺

jiǎoshā

verb #36,491

Meanings

1 to strangle to death
2 to garrote
3 to crush / to snuff out

Characters

to twist / to strangle

Examples

HSK 4

他被敌人绞杀。

Tā bèi dírén jiǎoshā.

He was strangled to death by the enemy.

HSK 6

这种政策绞杀了创新。

Zhèzhǒng zhèngcè jiǎoshā le chuàngxīn.

This policy snuffed out innovation.

Tips

usage

Strong, formal word - you see it in news about executions, military operations, and figuratively about regimes 'crushing' movements or revolutions. For everyday 'kill', use 杀 or 杀死.

Stroke Order

绞 jiǎo

杀 shā