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谋杀

謀殺
móushā
verb #782

Meanings

  1. 1 to murder
  2. 2 to assassinate

Examples

他被谋杀了。
Tā bèi móushā le.
He was murdered.
警方怀疑这是一起谋杀案。
Jǐngfāng huáiyí zhè shì yì qǐ móushā àn.
The police suspect this is a murder case.

Tips

usage
谋杀 implies premeditated killing, distinguishing it from 杀 (shā, to kill) or 杀人 (shārén, to kill someone) which are more general.
memory
谋 (plot/scheme) + 杀 (kill) = to plot a killing = murder.

Stroke Order

谋 móu
杀 shā