tàn sát

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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To massacre: To kill a large number of people, typically in a violent, brutal, and indiscriminate manner, often in a single event or over a short period.
    • To slaughter: To kill people or animals in a cruel, violent, and extensive way, emphasizing the brutality and scale of the killing.
    • To murder (en masse): To unlawfully and deliberately kill many defenseless people, often implying a lack of mercy or ethical restraint.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • Kẻ xâm lược đã tàn sát toàn bộ dân làng. (The invaders massacred the entire village.)
    • Hành động tàn sát thường dân là tội ác chiến tranh. (The slaughter of civilians is a war crime.)
    • Bọn phát xít tàn sát hàng triệu người vô tội. (The fascists murdered millions of innocent people.)
Advanced Usage
  • The verb "tàn sát" is almost exclusively used in contexts of extreme, large-scale, and morally reprehensible violence. It carries a strong connotation of cruelty, injustice, and the victims' defenselessness. It is commonly used in historical, political, and journalistic contexts to describe atrocities, war crimes, or genocide.
Variants and Related Words
  • Cuộc tàn sát (n): A massacre, a slaughter (refers to the event itself).
    • Cuộc tàn sát đó đã bị lên án trên toàn thế giới. (That massacre was condemned worldwide.)
  • Hành động tàn sát (n): The act of massacring.
    • Hành động tàn sát này không thể tha thứ. (This act of slaughter is unforgivable.)
Synonyms
  • Massacre: To kill many, often indiscriminately and brutally.
  • Slaughter: To kill violently and in large numbers.
  • Butcher: To kill cruelly or indiscriminately.
  • Annihilate: To destroy completely.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • Tàn sát hàng loạt: To massacre en masse, to carry out mass slaughter.
    • Chế độ độc tài đã tiến hành tàn sát hàng loạt người biểu tình. (The dictatorship carried out a mass slaughter of protesters.)
  • Tàn sát dã man: To massacre barbarically/savagely.
    • Vụ tàn sát dã man đã gây ra cơn phẫn nộ. (The barbaric massacre caused outrage.)
verb
  1. to massacre, to murder, to slaughter