# 凶手 (xiōngshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 凶手 (xiōngshǒu) means “murderer; killer”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: murderer; killer
- Pinyin: xiōngshǒu (xiong1 shou3)
- Traditional: 兇手
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 警察很快就抓到了凶手。
  Jǐngchá hěn kuài jiù zhuādāole xiōngshǒu.
  The police quickly caught the murderer.

## Characters

- [凶](https://hanziro.com/word/xiong-fierce/) (xiōng): fierce; ferocious
- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand

https://hanziro.com/word/xiong-shou-murderer/

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