宰
zǎi
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule
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主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē to get trampled on宰了 zǎi le to kill宰予 Zǎi Yú Zai Yu, disciple of Confucius挨宰 ái zǎi to get ripped off屠宰 tú zǎi to slaughter宰割 zǎi gē to slaughter宰客 zǎi kè to cheat customers宰人 zǎi rén to overcharge宰杀 zǎi shā to slaughter宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister宰制 zǎi zhì to rule巴宰族 Bā zǎi zú Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan宰牲节 Zǎi shēng jié see 古尔邦节 Gǔ ěr bāng jié屠宰场 tú zǎi chǎng slaughterhouse主宰者 zhǔ zǎi zhě ruler铁血宰相 Tiě xuè zǎi xiàng Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck, Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep