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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
宰相
zǎixiàng
prime minister (in feudal China)
挨宰
áizǎi
to get ripped off
宰予
ZǎiYǔ
Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius
屠宰
túzǎi
to slaughter
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
宰牲节
Zǎishēngjié
see [[古爾邦節|古尔邦节<Gǔěrbāngjié>]]
主宰者
zhǔzǎizhě
ruler
屠宰场
túzǎichǎng
slaughterhouse
巴宰族
Bāzǎizú
Pazeh, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
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
任人宰割
rènrénzǎigē
to get trampled on (idiom)
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)
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
杀鸡宰鹅
shājīzǎié
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,079
- Word Frequency Rank
- 2,905 of 84,292