xiōng shǒu
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警察正在追捕凶手。
jǐngchá zài zhūibǔ xiōngshǒu.
The police are chasing the murderer.
凶手已经被逮捕了。
xiōngshǒu yǐjīng bèi dǎibù le.
The murderer has been arrested.
凶手至今逍遥法外。
xiōngshǒu zhìjīn xiāoyáo fǎwài.
The murderer is still at large.
救星 (jiùxīng)
savior
恩人 (ēnrén)
benefactor
The Chinese word 凶手 (xiōngshǒu) for "murderer" is composed of two characters: 凶 (xiōng) and 手 (shǒu). The character 凶 originally meant "fierce" or "violent", and was often used to describe animals or natural disasters. Over time, it came to be associated with death and misfortune, and is now commonly used to refer to murder or other violent crimes. The character 手 simply means "hand", and is used in this compound to indicate that the murderer is the one who committed the violent act. Together, the two characters 凶手 form a compound that literally means "fierce hand", and is used to refer to someone who has committed murder or other violent crimes.
