# 杀 (shā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 杀 (shā) means “to kill; to weaken; (dialect) to smart”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to kill; to weaken; (dialect) to smart
- Pinyin: shā (sha1)
- Traditional: 殺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 经常洗手可以杀死很多细菌。
  Jīngcháng xǐshǒu kěyǐ shāsǐ hěn duō xìjūn.
  Washing hands often can kill many bacteria.

https://hanziro.com/word/sha-kill/

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