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兇手 — meaning in English

xiōng shǒu

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English meaning

  • homicide noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
  • murderous adj Intending or likely to kill; extremely violent.

Senses

兇手 is used for these senses in English:

  • homicide (countable) A person who kills another.
  • murderous Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

homicide — full definition

  1. noun The killing of one person by another, whether it was planned or accidental.
  2. noun The police division that investigates killings.

murderous — full definition

  1. adj Intending or likely to kill; extremely violent.
  2. adj Extremely difficult or unpleasant (informal).

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