杀一儆百 meaning in Chinese
execute one as a warning to one hundred
j ng
kill one police hundred
punish someone as an example to others
Examples
- Occasionally, just to keep the others up to concert pitch, he used to sack one of the men for being too slow .
有时，为了叫其它工人使出最大劲来干活，他会杀一儆百地辞退一个手脚慢的工人。 - You have to set a good example so let , s fuck him up
你必须杀一儆百我们要好好教训他！ - Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others
对他的惩罚有希望能起到杀一儆百的作用。 - They made an example of the boy
他们用他来杀一儆百。 - Averagely these people believe , to severe law breakers , ds functions as a deterring force , with great power
他们认为，对重犯执行死刑可以起到杀一儆百的作用，死刑拥有巨大的威慑力量。