宰

zǎi

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)
  2. (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
  3. (bound form) to govern; to rule
  4. (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

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In real sentences 真实例句

每个人měigerén都dōu应该yīnggāi是shì自己zìjǐ命运mìngyùn的de主宰zhǔzǎi。

Everyone ought to be a master of his own destiny.

Tatoeba #777845

羊羔yánggāo通常tōngcháng在zài一yī岁suì前qián被bèi宰杀zǎishā吃掉chīdiào。

Lambs are usually killed before they are one year old and eaten by humans.

Tatoeba #5670768

汤姆Tāngmǔ被bèi宰了zǎile。

Tom got ripped off.

Tatoeba #8791846

俗话说súhuàshuō：宰相zǎixiàng肚dù里lǐ能néng撑船chēngchuán；可kě俗话súhuà又yòu说shuō：有yǒu仇chóu不bù报bào非fēi君子jūnzǐ！

An old saying goes: A prime minister's belly can hold a ship; but another old saying goes: A gentleman should avenge his grievances!

Tatoeba #838027

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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