# 屠杀 (túshā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 屠杀 (túshā) means “to massacre; to slaughter; massacre”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to massacre; to slaughter; massacre
- Pinyin: túshā (tu2 sha1)
- Traditional: 屠殺
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 无辜的村民遭受了残忍的屠杀。
  Wúgū de cūnmín zāoshòule cánrěn de túshā.
  Innocent villagers suffered a brutal massacre.

## Characters

- 屠 (tú): to slaughter (animals for food); to massacre
- [杀](https://hanziro.com/word/sha-kill/) (shā): to kill; to weaken

https://hanziro.com/word/tu-sha-massacre/

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