# 主宰 (zhǔzǎi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 主宰 (zhǔzǎi) means “to dominate; to control; master”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to dominate; to control; master
- Pinyin: zhǔzǎi (zhu3 zai3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 每个人都该主宰自己的命运。
  Měi gè rén dōu gāi zhǔzǎi zìjǐ de mìngyùn.
  Everyone should be the master of their own fate.

## Characters

- [主](https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-host/) (zhǔ): host; owner
- [宰](https://hanziro.com/word/zai-slaughter/) (zǎi): to slaughter; to rip off (overcharge)

https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-zai-dominate/

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