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主宰

zhǔ zǎi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

主宰 (zhǔ zǎi) means "to dominate; to rule; to dictate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 主宰 means

1. to dominate
2. to rule
3. to dictate
4. master

The characters in 主宰

• 主zhǔowner; master; host
• 宰zǎito slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (colloquial) to fleece; to rip off…

Example sentences

• 每个人都应该是自己命运的主宰。
  Měigerén dōu yīnggāi shì zìjǐ mìngyùn de zhǔzǎi.
  Everyone ought to be a master of his own destiny.
• 在思想的领域中, 荒诞和堕落仍然主宰着世界, 它们的操控只是短时间地被暂停。
  Zài sīxiǎng de lǐngyù zhōng, huāngdàn hé duòluò réngrán zhǔzǎi zhe shìjiè, tāmen de cāokòng zhǐshì duǎnshíjiān de bèi zàntíng.
  In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

Words starting with 主宰

• 主宰者zhǔ zǎi zhěruler

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