屠宰

túzǎi
  1. to slaughter
  2. to butcher

CEDICT

to slaughter (an animal for food); to butcher

Wiktionary

宰殺牲畜。

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Entry Composition

1 屠 tú
  1. to slaughter (animals for food)
  2. to massacre
2 宰 zǎi
  1. to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)
  2. (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge
  3. (bound form) to govern; to rule
  4. (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

Containing this entry

屠宰場 túzǎichǎng
  1. slaughterhouse
  2. abattoir

Related entries

宰割 zǎigē
  1. to slaughter
  2. (fig.) to ride roughshod over
  3. to take advantage of (others)
宰殺 zǎishā
  1. to slaughter (an animal for meat)
  2. to butcher
羊羔通常在一歲前被宰殺吃掉。

Lambs are usually killed before they are one year old and eaten by humans.

Source: Tatoeba

屠 tú
  1. to slaughter (animals for food)
  2. to massacre
慘殺 cǎnshā
  1. to slaughter
  2. to kill mercilessly
殘殺 cánshā
  1. to massacre
  2. to slaughter
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