zǎi

HSK 7Character

Radical

Usage Frequency

Moderate

Characters

1

English Definitions

  • 1.to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)
  • 2.(coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
  • 3.(bound form) to govern; to rule
  • 4.(bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

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Pronunciation Systems

Pinyin

zǎi

Pinyin (Numeric)

zai3

Wade-Giles

tsai³

Bopomofo (Zhuyin)

ㄗㄞˇ

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

tzae

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