In Chinese, looks can kill – and it’s a good thing!

The term “杀 (shā)” is used to indicate causing the death of someone or something, akin to the usage of “kill” in English.

杀人(shārén): v. kill/murder

Examples:

shārén fànfǎ
杀人犯法。
It’s illegal to kill.

tā shārén le.
他杀人了。
He killed someone.

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