宰 - zǎi - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 5 - Hard
10 strokes
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宰

zǎi

Definition

to overcharge
别想宰我，我识货。

Don't try to overcharge me; I know what's what.
to fleece
to cheat (customers)
to slaughter (livestock)
to butcher (livestock)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

dregs; sediment

matter; affair

Related words (11)

宰人

zǎi rén

to overcharge; to rip somebody off

to rule; to dominate

to slaughter; (fig.) to ride roughshod over; to take advantage of (others)

宰客

zǎi kè

to cheat customers; to overcharge

宰杀

zǎi shā

to slaughter; to butcher; to put down

宰相

zǎi xiàng

prime minister (in feudal China)

主宰

zhǔ zǎi

to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master

屠宰

tú zǎi

to slaughter; to butcher

to get ripped off

ruler

slaughterhouse; abattoir

Idioms (4)

任人宰割

rèn rén zǎi gē

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

杀牛宰羊

shā niú zǎi yáng

slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep; to prepare a big feast (idiom)

杀猪宰羊

shā zhū zǎi yáng

to kill the pigs and slaughter the sheep (idiom)

杀鸡宰鹅

shā jī zǎi é

kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)

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