Chinese word dictionary

宰割

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

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Word information

Simplified宰割

Traditional宰割

Pinyinzǎi gē

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

宰zǎi

to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule

割gē

to cut, to divide, to partition; to cede

How to learn 宰割

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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割gē

to cut; to cut apart

分割fēngē

to cut up; to break up

切割qiēgē

to cut

收割shōugē

to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops

宰zǎi

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

主宰zhǔzǎi

to dominate; to rule; to dictate; master