Meaning of zhài:
祭
surname Zhai; memorial ceremony
Tā de xìng shì zhài.
她的姓是祭。
Her surname is Zhai.
Wǒmen yào qù cānjiā zǔxiān de jìsì huódòng.
我们要去参加祖先的祭祀活动。
We are going to attend the memorial ceremony for our ancestors.
to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield
Tāmen měinián dūhuì zài Chūnjié shí jì zǔxiān.
他们每年都会在春节时祭祖先。
Every year during the Spring Festival, they offer sacrifices to their ancestors.
Tā kāishǐ jì nà bǎ shénqí de wǔqì.
他开始祭那把神奇的武器。
He began to recite an incantation to activate that magical weapon.
Měinián qiūtiān, wǒmen dūhuì qù zǔxiān de fénmù qián jìnxíng jìsì huódòng.
每年秋天，我们都会去祖先的坟墓前进行祭祀活动。
Every autumn, we go to our ancestors' graves to perform ritual sacrifices.
