# 任人宰割 (rènrénzǎigē)

In Mandarin Chinese, 任人宰割 (rènrénzǎigē) means “at the mercy of others; helpless”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: at the mercy of others; helpless
- Pinyin: rènrénzǎigē (ren4 ren2 zai3 ge1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 弱小的国家容易任人宰割。
  Ruòxiǎo de guójiā róngyì rènrénzǎigē.
  A weak nation is at the mercy of others.

## Characters

- [任](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-appoint/) (rèn): to appoint; post
- [人](https://hanziro.com/word/ren-person/) (rén): person; people
- [宰](https://hanziro.com/word/zai-slaughter/) (zǎi): to slaughter; to rip off (overcharge)
- [割](https://hanziro.com/word/ge-cut/) (gē): to cut

https://hanziro.com/word/ren-ren-zai-ge-at-mercy-others/

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