宰相 zǎixiàng prime minister Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 宰 zǎi [official title] (bound form) a title for certain government officials or local administrators in ancient China, such as 宰相 zǎixiàng相 xiàng minister (bound form) high-ranking government official; prime minister; minister; elephant piece in Chinese chess