Chinese word dictionary

搏杀

bó shā · to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players)

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Word information

Simplified搏杀

Traditional搏殺

Pinyinbó shā

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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搏bó

combat; to fight; to strike

杀shā

to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

How to learn 搏杀

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杀shā

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely

自杀zìshā

to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide

搏斗bódòu

to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

脉搏màibó

pulse (both medical and figurative)

抹杀mǒshā

to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence; to expunge; to blot out; to suppress

拼搏pīnbó

to struggle; to wrestle