凶
杀
案

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The word 凶杀案 is formed by combining three meaningful characters: 凶 (violence/vicious), 杀 (to kill), and 案 (case/file). It builds its meaning sequentially, where 凶 modifies 杀 to specify a "vicious killing" or "murder", and then 案 categorizes this event as an official case or incident, thus arriving at the complete concept of a "homicide case" or "murder case".

Example Sentences Hide

这起凶杀案很可怕。

Zhè qǐ xiōngshā àn hěn kěpà.

This murder case is very terrifying.

昨晚发生了一起凶杀案。

Zuó wǎn fāshēng le yì qǐ xiōngshā àn.

A murder case occurred last night.

凶杀案的凶手已经被逮捕了。

Xiōngshā àn de xiōngshǒu yǐjīng bèi dàibǔ le.

The perpetrator of the murder case has been arrested.

关于这起凶杀案，警方还没有找到关键证据。

Guānyú zhè qǐ xiōngshā àn, jǐngfāng hái méiyǒu zhǎodào guānjiàn zhèngjù.

Regarding this murder case, the police have not found key evidence yet.

这宗复杂的凶杀案涉及多名嫌疑人，调查工作仍在进行中。

Zhè zōng fùzá de xiōngshā àn shèjí duō míng xiányírén, diàochá gōngzuò réng zài jìnxíng zhōng.

This complex murder case involves multiple suspects, and the investigation is still ongoing.

Word Definition - 凶杀案

xiōng shā àn murder case

Individual Character Details

凶 xiōng, xiōng
杀 shā
案 àn