宰相
zǎi xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

宰相
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zǎi xiàng
  1. prime minister (in feudal China)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

互相
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
相
Xiāng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
相册
xiàng cè
  1. 1 photo album
相爱
xiāng ài
  1. 1 to love each other
相机
xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhào xiàng jī])
  2. 2 at the opportune moment
  3. 3 as the circumstances allow
相当
xiāng dāng
  1. 1 equivalent to
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 considerably
  4. 4 to a certain extent
  5. 5 fairly
  6. 6 quite
相亲
xiāng qīn
  1. 1 blind date
  2. 2 arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiàng qīn])
  3. 3 to be deeply attached to each other
相遇
xiāng yù
  1. 1 to meet
  2. 2 to encounter
  3. 3 to come across
真相
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts
长相
zhǎng xiàng
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 looks
  3. 3 profile
  4. 4 countenance
主宰
zhǔ zǎi
  1. 1 to dominate
  2. 2 to rule
  3. 3 to dictate
  4. 4 master
亮相
liàng xiàng
  1. 1 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
  2. 2 (fig.) to make a public appearance
  3. 3 to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
  4. 4 (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
照相
zhào xiàng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
照相机
zhào xiàng jī
  1. 1 camera
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],架[jià],部[bù],台[tái],隻|只[zhī]
相互
xiāng hù
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutual
相交
xiāng jiāo
  1. 1 to cross over (e.g. traffic)
  2. 2 to intersect
  3. 3 to make friends
相伴
xiāng bàn
  1. 1 to accompany sb
  2. 2 to accompany each other
相似
xiāng sì
  1. 1 to resemble
  2. 2 similar
  3. 3 like
  4. 4 resemblance
  5. 5 similarity

Idioms (20)

一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
  1. 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
  2. 2 to be taken advantage of
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
  1. 1 show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
  2. 2 with fangs bared
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu
  1. 1 two tigers fight (idiom); fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries
  2. 2 a battle of the giants

Sample Sentences

真是太过分啦！好吧，我宰相肚里能撑船，不和你一般见识，我还是要做个爱笑的女孩，说不定什么时候就会有人因为我的笑容爱上我呢！
zhēn shì tài guòfèn la ！hǎoba ，wǒ zǎixiàng dù lǐ néng chuán chēng ，bù hé nǐ yībānjiànshi ，wǒ háishì yào zuò gè ài xiào de nǚhái ，shuōbudìng shénme shíhou jiù huì yǒu rén yīnwèi wǒ de xiàoróng àishàng wǒ ne ！
You really are too much! OK, I have the magnanimity of a saint, but I'm not going to lower myself to your level. I'm still going to be a smiley girl, and so maybe someone will fall in love with me sometime because of my smile!
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哼，我大人不记小人过，宰相肚里能撑船！看那个瘪三能嚣张多久！
hèng ，wǒ dàren bù jì xiǎorén guò ，zǎixiàng dùlǐ néng chēng chuán ！kàn nàge biēsān néng xiāozhāng duō jiǔ ！
Hmph, I guess I am the bigger man, with the tolerance of a saint! Let's see how long that street rat will keep on ranting!
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对对对对，王大人、王宰相，您快喝杯茶，我这就给您切盘水果，放首轻松的音乐，让你舒坦舒坦。
duì duì duì duì ，Wáng dàren 、Wáng zǎixiàng ，nín kuài hē bēi chá ，wǒ zhè jiù gěi nín qiē pán shuǐguǒ ，fàng shǒu qīngsōng de yīnyuè ，ràng nǐ shūtan shūtan 。
Yes, yes. Sir Wang, Saint Wang, hurry up and drink some tea. I'll cut you some fruit and we can put some relaxing music, to put you properly at ease.
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据说李白娶媳妇儿也挺牛的，结了四次婚，有两次都是和前宰相的孙女。还是入赘的。
jùshuō Lǐ Bái qǔ xífùr yě tǐng niú de ，jié le sì cì hūn ，yǒu liǎng cì dōu shì hé qián zǎixiàng de sūnnǚ 。háishì ruìzhuì de 。
It's said that in marriage Li Bai was very aggressive. He got married four times. Two times were to the granddaughters of former prime ministers. He even took their surnames.
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两次入赘宰相府，看来李白还真是想当官儿。
liǎng cì rùzhuì zǎixiàngfǔ ，kànlái Lǐ Bái hái zhēn shì xiǎng dāng guānr 。
If he married into the house of former prime ministers twice, it really seems like Li Bai wanted to become a government official.
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