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zǎi

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zǎi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zǎi | zai3
English translation
to slaughter livestock
to govern or rule
to cheat customers
Imperial official in dynastic China
to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule

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About zǎi

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

zǎi

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A barracks  gài where slaves  Xīn live

Etymology of zǎi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

宀辛

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Example sentences using zǎi

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上帝 Shàng dì gēn zǎi zhū 这种 zhè zhǒng 龌龊 wò chuò shì yǒu 什么 shénme 关系 guānxi .

What's God got to do with such a messy job as a pig - killing.

Gǎng Ōu 附近 fùjìn de 酒吧 jiǔbā zhēng děng zhāo hěn zǎi 一下 yīxià 游客 yóu kè .

The bar running the harbor is waiting to fleece the tourist.

yòng 执行 zhíxíng 死刑 sǐ xíng de 方式 fāngshì , zǎi le 所有 suǒyǒu 婚礼 hūnlǐ shǎng de rén .

They wiped out the whole wedding party, execution - style.

这个 zhè ge 外地人 wài dì rén zài 当地 dāngdì de 一家 yī jiā 商店 shāngdiàn 购物 gòuwù shí āi zǎi le .

This outsider was fleeced when he was shopping in a local shop.

这些 zhè xiē 牲口 shēng kou bèi 赶到 gǎn dào 弗吉尼亚州 Fú jí ní yà zhōu 出售 chū shòu dāi zǎi .

They are driven to Virginia and sold on the hoof.

Words with zǎi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zǎi to govern or rule zǎi
主宰 zhǔ zǎi to dominate主宰 zhǔ zǎi
屠宰 tú zǎi to slaughter屠宰 tú zǎi
宰相 zǎi xiàng prime minister (in feudal China)宰相 zǎi xiàng
屠宰场 tú zǎi chǎng abattoir屠宰場
宰杀 zǎi shā to slaughter宰殺
宰割 zǎi gē to slaughter宰割 zǎi gē
任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē to get trampled on (idiom)任人宰割 rèn rén zǎi gē
宰客 zǎi kè to overcharge宰客 zǎi kè
主宰者 zhǔ zǎi zhě ruler主宰者 zhǔ zǎi zhě
宰人 zǎi rén to overcharge宰人 zǎi rén
宰牲节 Zǎi shēng jié Eid al-Adha or Festival of the Sacrifice (Qurban), celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendar宰牲節
杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)殺豬宰羊
宰制 zǎi zhì to rule宰制 zǎi zhì

zǎi Decomposition & Compounds

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zǎi Decomposition

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zǎi Compounds

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