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宰 (zoi2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

宰 (zoi2, zǎi) — to 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)

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 宰人 (zoi2 jan4) — to overcharge; to rip sb off
• 宰制 (zoi2 zai3) — to rule; to dominate
• 宰割 (zoi2 got3) — to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others)
• 宰客 (zoi2 haak3) — to cheat customers; to overcharge
• 宰殺 (zoi2 saat3) — to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher
• 宰牲節 (zoi2 sang1 zit3) — see 古爾邦節|古尔邦节[Gu3 er3 bang1 jie2]

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