| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 暗殺 | 暗杀 | àn shā | assassinate |
| 捕殺 | 捕杀 | bǔ shā | hunt and kill (an animal or fish) |
| 刺殺 | 刺杀 | cì shā | assassinate |
| 刺殺肯尼迪 | 刺杀肯尼迪 | Cì shā Kěn ní dí | Kennedy assisination |
| 大規模殺傷性武器 | 大规模杀伤性武器 | dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì | weapons of mass destruction |
| 大屠殺 | 大屠杀 | dà tú shā | massacre; Holocaust |
| 東方快車謀殺案 | 东方快车谋杀案 | Dōng fāng Kuài chē Móu shā àn | Murder on the Orient Express |
| 封殺 | 封杀 | fēng shā | shut out |
| 核殺傷破壞估計 | 核杀伤破坏估计 | hé shā shāng pò huài gū jì | nuclear damage assessment |
| 黃道十二宮殺手 | 黄道十二宫杀手 | Huáng dào shí èr gōng shā shǒu | Zodiac Killer |
| 機動殺人 | 机动杀人 | Jī dòng shā rén | Taking Lives |
| 黎明殺手 | 黎明杀手 | Lí míng shā shǒu | Killers of the Dawn |
| 抹殺 | 抹杀 | mǒ shā | (v) remove from evidence; expunge; suppress |
| 謀殺 | 谋杀 | móu shā | murder |
| 謀殺案 | 谋杀案 | móu shā àn | murder case |
| 撲殺天使朵庫蘿 | 扑杀天使朵库萝 | Pū shā tiān shǐ duǒ kù luó | Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan |
| 殺 | 杀 | shā | to kill; to murder; to slaughter |
| 殺草快 | 杀草快 | shā cǎo kuài | diquat |
| 殺蟲劑 | 杀虫剂 | shā chóng jì | insecticide; pesticide |
| 殺毒軟件 | 杀毒软件 | shā dú ruǎn jiàn | antivirus software |
| 殺害 | 杀害 | shā hài | murder |
| 殺雞給猴看 | 杀鸡给猴看 | shā jī gěi hóu kàn | "kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others |
| 殺菌作用 | 杀菌作用 | shā jūn zuò yòng | sterilization |
| 殺菌 | 杀菌 | shā jùn | (n) disinfection |
| 殺戮 | 杀戮 | shā lù | massacre; slaughter |
| 殺氣 | 杀气 | shā qì | murderous look |
| 殺人 | 杀人 | shā rén | homicide; to murder; to kill (a person) |
| 殺人案 | 杀人案 | shā rén àn | murder case; homicide case |
| 殺人案件 | 杀人案件 | shā rén àn jiàn | (case of, incident of) murder |
| 殺人犯 | 杀人犯 | shā rén fàn | murderer |
| 殺人狂 | 杀人狂 | shā rén kuáng | homicidal maniac |
| 殺生 | 杀生 | shā shēng | kill (life) |
| 殺手 | 杀手 | shā shǒu | killer |
| 殺手級應用 | 杀手级应用 | shā shǒu jí yìng yòng | killer application; killer app |
| 屠殺 | 屠杀 | tú shā | massacre |
| 誤殺 | 误杀 | wù shā | mistakenly kill; manslaughter |
| 亞美尼亞種族大屠殺 | 亚美尼亚种族大屠杀 | Yà měi ní yà zhǒng zú dà tú shā | Armenian Genocide |
| 以色列猶太大屠殺紀念館 | 以色列犹太大屠杀纪念馆 | Yǐ sè liè Yóu tài dà tú shā Jì niàn guǎn | Yad Vashem |
| 宰殺 | 宰杀 | zǎi shā | slaughter; butcher |
| 自殺 | 自杀 | zì shā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide |
| 自殺模仿 | 自杀模仿 | zì shā mó fǎng | copycat suicide |
| 自殺式爆炸 | 自杀式爆炸 | zì shā shì bào zhà | suicide bombing |
| 自殺式汽車炸彈襲擊事件 | 自杀式汽车炸弹袭击事件 | zì shā shì qì chē zhà dàn xí jī shì jiàn | suicide car bombing |
| 自殺炸彈殺手 | 自杀炸弹杀手 | zì shā zhà dàn shā shǒu | suicide bomber |
| 縱慾殺手 | 纵欲杀手 | zòng yù shā shǒu | spree killer |
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