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宰 zǎi

to slaughter; to butcher

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
宀
Type
Ideograph
Made of 宀辛 ⿱宀辛

Memory hint: A barracks 宀 where slaves 辛 live

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  1. 过年前，村里会宰一头猪。
    Guònián qián, cūn li huì zǎi yì tóu zhū.
    Before New Year, the village would slaughter a pig.
    celebrate-new-year before, village in will slaughter one (measure) pig
  2. 那家店专门宰羊卖肉。
    Nà jiā diàn zhuānmén zǎi yáng mài ròu.
    That shop specializes in slaughtering sheep to sell meat.
    that (measure) shop specially slaughter sheep sell meat
  3. 这家饭馆是不是在宰客？
    Zhè jiā fànguǎn shì bu shì zài zǎi kè?
    Is this restaurant ripping off customers?
    this (measure) restaurant is not is at slaughter customer (question)
  4. 别去那种旅游区吃饭，很容易被宰。
    Bié qù nà zhǒng lǚyóuqū chīfàn, hěn róngyì bèi zǎi.
    Don't eat in tourist areas like that, it's easy to get ripped off.
    don't go that kind tourist-area eat, very easy by slaughter(rip-off)
  5. 古代的国君掌握着生杀大权，可以随意宰割臣民。
    Gǔdài de guójūn zhǎngwò zhe shēngshā dàquán, kěyǐ suíyì zǎigē chénmín.
    Ancient monarchs held the power of life and death and could arbitrarily oppress their subjects.
    ancient (particle) monarch hold (particle) life-death great-power, can at-will slaughter-cut subjects

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