to slaughter; to govern
Animated Stroke Order 宰
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HSK Vocabulary: 宰
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 宰 is used in context
1
tā他
shì是
cháo朝
tíng廷
de的
zǎi宰
xiàng相
，
quán权
lì力
hěn很
dà大
。
He is the prime minister of the court with great power.
2
mìng命
yùn运
zhǔ主
zǎi宰
zhe着
měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
Fate dominates everyone's life.
3
tú屠
zǎi宰
chǎng场
měi每
tiān天
chǔ处
lǐ理
dà大
liàng量
shēng牲
chù畜
。
The slaughterhouse processes large numbers of livestock daily.
4
tā他
zhǔ主
zǎi宰
zhe着
zhè这
ge个
yóu游
xì戏
。
He dominates this game.
5
zài在
zhè这
ge个
gù故
shì事
lǐ里
，
mìng命
yùn运
zhǔ主
zǎi宰
zhe着
yī一
qiè切
。
In this story, fate dominates everything.
6
tā他
de的
jué决
dìng定
zhǔ主
zǎi宰
le了
zhěng整
gè个
tuán团
duì队
de的
wèi未
lái来
fāng方
xiàng向
。
His decision dominates the future direction of the entire team.
Information
Traditional宰
Radical宀
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2175
Zhuyinㄗㄞˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5BB0
CangjieJYTJ
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