枪毙 (qiāngbì) — to execute by shooting; to reject decisively

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 木 — tree
Made of: 木 tree 仓 granary, barn
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 10
Radical: 比 — to compare, liken
Made of: 比 to compare, liken 死 dead
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

在那个年代，许多人未经公正审判就被枪毙。 Zài nà ge niándài, xǔduō rén wèi jīng gōngzhèng shěnpàn jiù bèi qiāngbì. In that era, many people were executed by shooting without a fair trial.
这个方案刚一提出，就被经理枪毙了。 Zhè ge fāng'àn gāng yī tíchū, jiù bèi jīnglǐ qiāngbì le. As soon as this proposal was put forward, the manager shot it down.
我的第一版设计方案直接被老师枪毙了。 Wǒ de dì yī bǎn shèjì fāng'àn zhíjiē bèi lǎoshī qiāngbì le. My first design draft was straightaway rejected by the teacher.