煞
verb C2- to terminate
- to cut short
- to bring to a stop
- to squeeze
- to tighten
- to damage
Other readings
- shàfiend; demon; very
Words with it
- 煞车 shā chē to brake
- 抹煞 mǒ shā variant of 抹殺|抹杀[mo3 sha1]
- 煞气 shà qì baleful look
- 煞费苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble
- 凶神恶煞 xiōng shén è shà
- 煞风景 shā fēng jǐng to be an eyesore
- 煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest
- 煞笔 shā bǐ to stop one's pen
- 恶煞 è shà demon
- 煞白 shà bái deathly white
From the library
可见世上糊涂试官，不知屈煞了多少英才！
煞是奇怪，只是两片顽铁，到他手里，便有了五音十二律似的。
河里的水草都有一丈多长，被那河水流得摇摇摆摆，煞是好看。
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