宰杀 meaning in English

zǎishā

to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher

Traditional 宰殺16 strokes

Meaning of 宰杀

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zǎishā
  1. to slaughter (an animal for meat)
  2. to butcher

宰杀 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

羊yáng羔gāo通tōng常cháng在zài一yī岁suì前qián被bèi宰zǎi杀shā吃chī掉diào。
Lambs are usually killed before they are one year old and eaten by humans.

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宰 zǎi · to slaughter · 10 strokes

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杀 shā · to kill · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 宰杀.

自杀zìshāto kill oneself; to commit suicide
杀毒shādúto disinfect; (computing) to destroy a computer virus
杀手shāshǒukiller; murderer
杀害shāhàito murder
屠杀túshāto massacre; to slaughter
暗杀ànshāto assassinate
主宰zhǔzǎito dominate; to rule
任人宰割rènrén-zǎigēto get trampled on (idiom); to be taken advantage of
杀死shāsǐto kill
杀人shārénto kill a person; to commit murder
谋杀móushāto murder; to assassinate
杀掉shādiàoto kill

Questions about 宰杀

What does 宰杀 mean?

宰杀 (zǎishā) means "to slaughter (an animal for meat); to butcher".

How do you write 宰杀?

宰杀 is made of 2 characters: 宰 (10 strokes), 杀 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

How is 宰杀 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 宰杀 is written 宰殺.