jiǎo​shā

to strangle

  • created sense approved 绞杀/絞殺 · jiǎo​shā · to strangle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绞杀 / 絞殺

    jiǎo​shā

    to strangle

    to kill by strangling, hanging, or using a garrote

    绞 (literal) → 绞/絞 · jiǎo · to execute by hanging 杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill

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  • created sense approved 绞杀/絞殺 · jiǎo​shā · to snuff out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绞杀 / 絞殺

    jiǎo​shā

    to snuff out

    (figurative) to destroy, suppress, or crush something to prevent it from growing or surviving

    绞 (literal) → 绞/絞 · jiǎo · to twist 杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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