Usage of the character 杀

Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy make-up, flamboyant costumes, piercings etc (loanword from "smart")

shāfēngjǐng

杀风景

[殺風景]

variant of 煞風景／煞风景 (shāfēngjǐng)

xiōngshā'àn

凶杀案

[兇殺案]

murder case

tiānshāde

天杀的

[天殺的]

Goddam!
goddamn
wretched

jùběnshā

剧本杀

[劇本殺]

murder mystery game (role-playing game)

bìshājì

必杀技

[必殺技]

(gaming or wrestling) finishing move; finisher

shārénkuáng

杀人狂

[殺人狂]

homicidal maniac

dàtúshā

大屠杀

[大屠殺]

massacre; mass slaughter

shāshǒujiǎn

杀手锏

[殺手鐧]

(fig.) trump card

zìshāshì

自杀式

[自殺式]

suicide (attack)
suicidal

móushāzuì

谋杀罪

[謀殺罪]

murder

shāshǔyào

杀鼠药

[殺鼠藥]

rat poison

shāluójì

杀螺剂

[殺螺劑]

snail poison

shāchóngyào

杀虫药

[殺蟲藥]

insecticide

shārénjīng

杀人鲸

[殺人鯨]

killer whale (Orcinus orca)

shāshānglì

杀伤力

[殺傷力]

destructive power
harmfulness

shācǎokuài

杀草快

[殺草快]

diquat

Díshāsǐ

敌杀死

[敵殺死]

Decis (insecticide brand)

jièdāoshārén

借刀杀人

[借刀殺人]

to lend sb a knife to kill sb
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)

dàshāfēngjǐng

大杀风景

[大殺風景]

to be a blot on the landscape
to dampen spirits
to spoil the fun
to be a wet blanket

shāqìténgténg

杀气腾腾

[殺氣騰騰]

ferocious
murderous-looking

shāzhūzǎiyáng

杀猪宰羊

[殺豬宰羊]

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

lànshāwúgū

滥杀无辜

[濫殺無辜]

willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

shāzhēnjūnjì

杀真菌剂

[殺真菌劑]

fungicide

shājīqǔluǎn

杀鸡取卵

[殺雞取卵]

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

pōufùzìshā

剖腹自杀

[剖腹自殺]

hara-kiri

yùmóushārén

预谋杀人

[預謀殺人]

premeditated murder

yībǐmǒshā

一笔抹杀

[一筆抹殺]

to blot out at one stroke
to reject out of hand
to deny without a hearing

shāzhìjiàozǐ

杀彘教子

[殺彘教子]

to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

shāyījǐngbǎi

杀一警百

[殺一警百]

variant of 殺一儆百／杀一儆百 (shāyījǐngbǎi)

zhūjìnshājué

诛尽杀绝

[誅盡殺絕]

to wipe out
to exterminate

shārénwèisuì

杀人未遂

[殺人未遂]

attempted murder

shāchūchóngwéi

杀出重围

[殺出重圍]

to force one's way out of encirclement; to break through

shēngshādàquán

生杀大权

[生殺大權]

life-and-death power
ultimate power

shājīzǎi'é

杀鸡宰鹅

[殺雞宰鵝]

kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)

wèizuìzìshā

畏罪自杀

[畏罪自殺]

to commit suicide to escape punishment

shàngzhènshādí

上阵杀敌

[上陣殺敵]

to go into battle; to strike at the enemy

wènkèshājī

问客杀鸡

[問客殺雞]

lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)

shājījǐnghóu

杀鸡警猴

[殺雞警猴]

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

shāyījǐngbǎi

杀一儆百

[殺一儆百]

lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

shāhǔzhǎnjiāo

杀虎斩蛟

[殺虎斬蛟]

lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon

bèiyǐngshāshǒu

背影杀手

[背影殺手]

(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind
sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face
abbr. to 背殺／背杀 (bèishā)

shājīxiàhóu

杀鸡吓猴

[殺雞嚇猴]

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

zìxiāngcánshā

自相残杀

[自相殘殺]

to massacre one another (idiom); internecine strife

xièmòshālü

卸磨杀驴

[卸磨殺驢]

lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)
fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful

shārényuèhuò

杀人越货

[殺人越貨]

to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money

shìshāchéngxìng

嗜杀成性

[嗜殺成性]

bloodthirsty

shāniúzǎiyáng

杀牛宰羊

[殺牛宰羊]

slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
to prepare a big feast (idiom)

shāshēnchéngrén

杀身成仁

[殺身成仁]

(idiom) to die a martyr; to be martyred

shāshēnzhīhuò

杀身之祸

[殺身之禍]

(idiom) getting killed

shārén'ànjiàn

杀人案件

[殺人案件]

(case of, incident of) murder

shāfùjìpín

杀富济贫

[殺富濟貧]

robbing the rich to help the poor

guòshīshārén

过失杀人

[過失殺人]

see 過失致死罪／过失致死罪 (guòshīzhìsǐzuì)

shārénfànghuǒ

杀人放火

[殺人放火]

to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson

pòpiànshāshāng

破片杀伤

[破片殺傷]

(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)

jiǎoqiāngbùshā

缴枪不杀

[繳槍不殺]

“surrender and your life will be spared”

shādúruǎnjiàn

杀毒软件

[殺毒軟件]

antivirus software

yǎnlùshāqì

眼露杀气

[眼露殺氣]

to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)

gǎnjìnshājué

赶尽杀绝

[趕盡殺絕]

to kill to the last one (idiom)
to exterminate
to eradicate
ruthless

shārén-mièkǒu

杀人灭口

[殺人滅口]

(idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth

liánhuánshāshǒu

连环杀手

[連環殺手]

serial killer

xiāng'àixiāngshā

相爱相杀

[相愛相殺]

to have a love-hate relationship with each other

shājìnshāchū

杀进杀出

[殺進殺出]

to execute a lightning raid
(investment) to buy, then quickly sell
(tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay

Bāshìshājūn

巴氏杀菌

[巴氏殺菌]

pasteurization

shājījǐnghóu

杀鸡儆猴

[殺雞儆猴]

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
pour encourager les autres

shārénrúmá

杀人如麻

[殺人如麻]

lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
fig. to kill people like flies

zìshāshìzhàdàn

自杀式炸弹

[自殺式炸彈]

a suicide bomb

Nánjīng Dàtúshā

南京大屠杀

[南京大屠殺]

the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)

shāshǒujíyìngyòng

杀手级应用

[殺手級應用]

killer application
killer app

yǐzìyáshārén

以眦睚杀人

[以眥睚殺人]

to kill sb for a trifle

shājīgěihóukàn

杀鸡给猴看

[殺雞給猴看]

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

shārénbùzhǎyǎn

杀人不眨眼

[殺人不眨眼]

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
ruthless
cold-blooded

zìshāshìbàozhà

自杀式爆炸

[自殺式爆炸]

suicide bombing

shājīyānyòngniúdāo

杀鸡焉用牛刀

[殺雞焉用牛刀]

don't use a sledgehammer on a nut
aquila non capit muscam

zìshāzhàdànshāshǒu

自杀炸弹杀手

[自殺炸彈殺手]

suicide bomber

dàliàngshāshāngwǔqì

大量杀伤武器

[大量殺傷武器]

weapons of mass destruction

Nánjīng Dàtúshā Shìjiàn

南京大屠杀事件

[南京大屠殺事件]

The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如／张纯如 ( Zhāng Chúnrú))

shíjiānshìbǎshāzhūdāo

时间是把杀猪刀

[時間是把殺豬刀]

lit. time is a butcher's knife
fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
nothing gold can stay

shājūnmǎzhědàopáng'ér

杀君马者道旁儿

[殺君馬者道旁兒]

lit. bystanders killed the king's horse (idiom) (based on an ancient story in which people along the road cheered a horseman on as he galloped past, until the horse died of exhaustion)
fig. beware of becoming complacent when everyone is cheering you on

Lièshā Hóngsè Shíyuèhào

猎杀红色十月号

[獵殺紅色十月號]