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宰

zǎi

to slaughter; to rule

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宀
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Tone
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Example sentences

  • 汤姆被宰了。

    Tāng mǔ bèi zǎi le

    Tom got ripped off.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 宰

  • 宰zǎi 3to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
  • 主宰zhǔ zǎi 3–3 → 2–3to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master
  • 任人宰割rèn rén zǎi gē 4–2–3–1to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of