干 幹 gàn tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed syn 结果 結果 jié guǒ outcome / result / conclusion / in the end / as a result / to kill / to dispatch syn 杀死 殺死 shā sǐ to kill syn 杀人 殺人 shā rén homicide / to murder / to kill (a person) 自杀 自殺 zì shā to kill oneself / to commit suicide / to attempt suicide syn 关掉 關掉 guān diào to switch off / to shut off syn 起飞 起飛 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly syn 甩掉 shuǎi diào to throw off / to abandon / to cast off / to get rid of / to dump syn 猎杀 獵殺 liè shā to kill (in hunting) 下台 下臺 xià tái to go off the stage / to fall from position of prestige / to step down (from office etc) / to disentangle oneself / to get off the hook syn 灭口 滅口 miè kǒu to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret / to silence sb syn 击毙 擊斃 jī bì to kill / to shoot dead 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself / suicide syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 滥杀 濫殺 làn shā to kill indiscriminately / to massacre 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 送行 sòng xíng to see someone off / to throw someone a send-off party syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 误杀 誤殺 wù shā to mistakenly kill / manslaughter 剥离 剝離 bō lí to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc) syn 杀伤 殺傷 shā shāng to kill or injure syn 赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom) / to exterminate / to eradicate / ruthless syn 报数 報數 bào shù number off! (command in military drill) / count off! 杀菌 殺菌 shā jūn to kill germs / to disinfect / to sterilize syn 杀青 殺青 shā qīng to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc) / to finalize / to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves) syn 毒杀 毒殺 dú shā to kill by poisoning syn 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 杀一儆百 殺一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom) / to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 欢送 歡送 huān sòng to see off / to send off syn 弑父 弒父 shì fù patricide / to kill one's own father 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 蜕皮 蛻皮 tuì pí skin cast off during molting / exuvium / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 漫无边际 漫無邊際 màn wú biān jì extremely vast / boundless / limitless / digressing / discursive / going off on tangents / straying far off topic syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 谋财害命 謀財害命 móu cái hài mìng to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom) / to murder for money 杀人越货 殺人越貨 shā rén yuè huò to kill sb for his property (idiom) / to murder for money syn 暗害 àn hài to kill secretly / to stab in the back syn 鱼目混珠 魚目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom) syn 尚方宝剑 尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 打死 dǎ sǐ to kill / to beat to death 追杀 追殺 zhuī shā to chase to kill 杀掉 殺掉 shā diào to kill 摘下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 脱掉 脫掉 tuō diào to remove / to take off / to strip off / to discard / to shed / to come off / to fall off 害死 hài sǐ to kill / to cause death / to do sb to death 送走 sòng zǒu to see off / to send off 撞死 zhuàng sǐ to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc) 砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death / to kill with an ax 炸死 zhà sǐ to kill with an explosion 分拆 fèn chāi to separate off / to hive off / a demerger 摔死 shuāi sǐ to fall to one's death / to kill by throwing to the ground 扑杀 撲殺 pū shā to kill / to cull 弄死 nòng sǐ to kill / to put to death 打杀 打殺 dǎ shā to kill 劫杀 劫殺 jié shā to rob and kill 开球 開球 kāi qiú open ball (math.) / to start a ball game / to kick off (soccer) / to tee off (golf) syn 杀人放火 殺人放火 shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom) / murder and arson 诛杀 誅殺 zhū shā to kill / to murder 打爆 dǎ bào to blow out / to blow off / (computer games) to zap / (phone) to ring off the hook / to be jammed / to max out (credit card etc) 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 坠楼 墜樓 zhuì lóu to fall off or jump off a building 虐杀 虐殺 nüè shā to kill (or assault) sadistically 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 一箭双雕 一箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom) / to kill two birds with one stone syn 格杀勿论 格殺勿論 gé shā wù lùn shoot to kill 杀人如麻 殺人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies syn 撕票 sī piào lit. to tear the ticket / to kill a hostage (usually held for ransom) 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào to peel off / to strip off 刮掉 guā diào to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 杀 殺 shā to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely syn 挂 掛 guà to hang / to suspend (from a hook etc) / to hang up (the phone) / (of a line) to be dead / to be worried / to be concerned / (dialect) to make a phone call / to register (at a hospital) / to make an appointment (with a doctor) / (slang) to kill / to die / to be finished / to fail (an exam) / classifier for sets or clusters of objects syn 宰 zǎi to slaughter / to butcher / to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece / to rip off / to overcharge / (bound form) to govern / to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 刘 劉 liú (classical) a type of battle-ax / to kill / to slaughter 岔 chà fork in road / bifurcation / branch in road, river, mountain range etc / to branch off / to turn off / to diverge / to stray (from the path) / to change the subject / to interrupt / to stagger (times) syn 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn 戮 lù (bound form) to kill / (bound form) to join forces (variant of 勠[lu4]) 蜕 蛻 tuì skin cast off during molting / exuvia / to pupate / to molt / to slough / to cast off an old skin or shell 搪 táng to keep out / to hold off / to ward off / to evade / to spread / to coat / to smear / to daub syn 惨杀 慘殺 cǎn shā to slaughter / to kill mercilessly 害命 hài mìng to kill sb / to murder 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 鼠窜 鼠竄 shǔ cuàn to scamper off / to scurry off like a frightened rat 混充 hún chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 混充 hùn chōng to pass oneself off as sb / to palm sth off as syn 卸磨杀驴 卸磨殺驢 xiè mò shā lǘ lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful syn 戡 kān kill / suppress 戕 qiāng to kill / to injure / Taiwan pr. [qiang2] 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 放 fàng to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 关 關 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve syn 出发 出發 chū fā to set off / to start (on a journey) syn 再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn 摇滚 搖滾 yáo gǔn rock 'n' roll (music) / to rock / to fall off 摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 