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  • Pinyin: zǎi
  • Traditional: 宰
  • HSK: new-7+
  • Part of speech: v
  • 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)