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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 谋杀

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
谋杀 móu shā - to murder
- to assassinate
- intentional homicide

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 782 15,067 14,185

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
谋 móu- to plan
- to seek
- scheme
杀 shā- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
- to weaken; to reduce
- (dialect) to smart
- (used after a verb) extremely

Other Words Containing 谋杀

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
谋杀 - - 782 15,067 14,185
谋杀案 - - 2,313 45,130 45,114
谋杀罪 - - 6,151 63,899 70,288