宰 zǎi
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 辛 bitter
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
宰
zǎi
to slaughter; to swindle
Character
Example phrases
- 在传统乡村，过年前宰一头猪往往意味着全家一年中最丰盛的团聚。 Zài chuántǒng xiāngcūn, guònián qián zǎi yì tóu zhū wǎngwǎng yìwèizhe quánjiā yì nián zhōng zuì fēngshèng de tuánjù. In traditional villages, slaughtering a pig before New Year often meant the family's richest gathering of the year.
- 这家小店专宰外地游客，价格贵得吓人。 Zhè jiā xiǎo diàn zhuān zǎi wàidì yóukè, jiàgé guì de xiàrén. This little shop makes a practice of ripping off out-of-town tourists; the prices are shockingly high.
- 村里过年宰鸡宰鱼，家家户户忙着准备饭菜。 Cūn lǐ guònián zǎi jī zǎi yú, jiājiā hùhù mángzhe zhǔnbèi fàncài. In the village they butcher chickens and fish for New Year; every household is busy preparing the meal.
Related words
- 主宰 zhǔzǎi to dominate; to rule; dominant force
- 妖怪 yāoguài monster; demon; bogeyman
- 诱饵 yòu'ěr bait; lure
- 驯 xùn to tame; to domesticate
- 仙鹤 xiānhè crane; immortal crane
- 藤蔓 téngwàn vine; creeper
- 微生物 wēishēngwù microorganism
- 杂交 zájiāo to hybridise; to crossbreed
- 隐性 yǐnxìng recessive; implicit; hidden
- 雄性 xióngxìng male; male sex
- 休眠 xiūmián to hibernate; to lie dormant; sleep mode
- 天敌 tiāndí natural enemy