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宰
zǎi
1.
to slaughter livestock
2.
to govern or rule
3.
to cheat customers
4.
imperial official in dynastic China
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
主宰
zhǔzǎi
to dominate
宰予
ZǎiYǔ
Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius
宰人
zǎirén
to overcharge
宰制
zǎizhì
to rule
宰割
zǎigē
to slaughter
宰客
zǎikè
to cheat customers
宰杀
zǎishā
to slaughter
宰相
zǎixiàng
prime minister (in feudal China)
屠宰
túzǎi
to slaughter
挨宰
áizǎi
to get ripped off
主宰者
zhǔzǎizhě
ruler
宰牲节
Zǎishēngjié
see [[古爾邦節|古尔邦节<Gǔěrbāngjié>]]
屠宰场
túzǎichǎng
slaughterhouse
巴宰族
Bāzǎizú
Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
任人宰割
rènrénzǎigē
to get trampled on (idiom)
宰予昼寝
ZǎiYǔzhòuqǐn
Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures
杀牛宰羊
shāniúzǎiyáng
slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep
杀猪宰羊
shāzhūzǎiyáng
to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)
杀鸡宰鹅
shājīzǎié
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
铁血宰相
Tiěxuèzǎixiàng
Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, Minister-President of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,079
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,905 of 84,292