The Chinese word 猎杀 (lièshā) is a compound verb formed by combining two independent characters: 猎 (liè), meaning "to hunt" or "hunting", and 杀 (shā), meaning "to kill". This formation follows a common grammatical structure in Chinese where two verbs are placed together to create a more specific, combined action, in this case, a purposeful hunt followed by the act of killing. The resulting word means "to hunt and kill" or "to slaughter", often implying a deliberate, targeted action against animals or, metaphorically, against people or ideas, carrying a connotation of predation or systematic elimination.