Translation

• to slaughter
• to butcher
• to kill (animals etc)
• (coll.) to fleece
• to rip off
• to overcharge
• (bound form) to govern
• to rule
• (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)

Synonyms

• 宰割, 宰杀, 屠, 屠宰, 杀

Examples

• 每个人都应该是自己命运的主宰。
  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著世界， 它们的操控只是短时间ß
  In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.