HSK 6 · Verbs

抹杀 mǒshā “to write off” in Chinese

Traditional 抹殺

What 抹杀 means

  1. to write off
  2. to deny
  3. to obliterate
  4. to erase
  5. to cover traces
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to obliterate evidence
  • to expunge
  • to blot out
  • to suppress

How to say 抹杀

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale抹mǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale杀shā1st tone, high and level

抹杀 in a sentence

  1. 谁也不能抹杀他对公司的贡献。

    Shéi yě bù néng mǒshā tā duì gōngsī de gòngxiàn.

    No one can deny his contribution to the company.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 一次失败不能抹杀你所有的努力。

    Yí cì shībài bù néng mǒshā nǐ suǒyǒu de nǔlì.

    One failure can’t wipe out all your hard work.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 抹杀 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 抹 (mǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
抹mǒto smear
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 末end · mòSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 末 (mò) hints at the sound. Compare it with mǒ.

The character 杀 (shā) with each of its parts in a different colour
杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack
  • 乂to govern · yì
  • 木tree · mù

How to write 抹杀

抹 8 strokes · 杀 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

抹杀 (mǒshā) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 抹杀 (mǒshā). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 抹杀

Words with 抹

涂抹túmǒ · to smear

Words with 杀

杀shā · to kill

More words: Common Verbs

密封mìfēng · to seal up弥漫mímàn · to fill the air命名mìngmíng · to name磨合móhé · to break in摸索mōsuǒ · to grope谋求móuqiú · to seek目睹mùdǔ · to witness沐浴mùyù · to bathe

FAQs

抹杀 (mǒshā) means “to write off” or “to deny”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it mǒshā: mǒ with a 3rd tone, then shā with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 抹杀 is written 抹殺. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mosha with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 抹杀 from the suggestions. Typing mosha into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
抹杀 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.