抹 mǒ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 末 end, final, last
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
抹杀
mǒshā
to deny; to obliterate; to write off
Characters in this word
杀 shā
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 乂 to govern 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 不能因为方案存在瑕疵，就抹杀团队过去一年的努力。 Bù néng yīnwèi fāng'àn cúnzài xiácī, jiù mǒshā tuánduì guòqù yì nián de nǔlì. We cannot deny the team's efforts over the past year simply because the plan has flaws.
- 不能因为一次失败，就抹杀他所有的优点。 Bù néng yīnwèi yí cì shībài, jiù mǒshā tā suǒyǒu de yōudiǎn. You cannot wipe out all his strengths because of one failure.
- 老师的批评，不应该抹杀孩子的进步。 Lǎoshī de pīpíng, bù yīnggāi mǒshā háizi de jìnbù. A teacher's criticism should not cancel out a child's progress.
Related words
- 抹 mǒ to wipe; to smear; to erase; a touch/streak of
- 杀 shā to kill
- 杀毒 shādú to remove viruses
- 自杀 zìshā to kill oneself
- 杀害 shāhài to kill; to murder
- 杀手 shāshǒu killer; murderer; hitman
- 屠杀 túshā to massacre; slaughter
- 深入人心 shēnrùrénxīn to be deeply rooted in people’s hearts; to win deep popular support
- 灵魂 línghún soul; spirit; essence
- 见利忘义 jiànlìwàngyì to forget morality at the sight of profit
- 谴责 qiǎnzé to condemn; to denounce
- 检讨 jiǎntǎo to examine one's mistakes; self-criticism; review