zǎi

to slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers

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  • zǎito slaughter livestock; to govern or rule; to cheat customers

4Common Words with

主宰zhǔ zǎi

to dominate; to rule; to dictate

主宰者zhǔ zǎi zhě

ruler

任人宰割rèn rén zǎi gē

to get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of

宰予Zǎi Yǔ

Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius

宰予昼寝Zǎi Yǔ zhòu qǐn

Zai Yu sleeps by day (idiom); refers to story in Analects of Confucius remonstrating bitterly with his student for sleeping during lectures

宰人zǎi rén

to overcharge; to rip sb off

Other Characters Pronounced “zai”