Meaning of xiōng shā:
xiōng shā
凶杀
Verb
to murder
Jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá yī zōng xiōngshā àn.
警方正在调查一宗凶杀案。
The police are investigating a murder case.
Noun
assassination
Nà qǐ xiōngshā àn zhènjīngle zhěnggè chéngshì.
那起凶杀案震惊了整个城市。
The assassination case shocked the entire city.