Chinese Word: 裁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

裁HSK 5

Pinyin: cái

English Definition: to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment

Chinese Definition:
①用剪子剪布或用刀子割纸：裁剪。裁缝。裁衣。对裁。
②减除，去掉一部分：裁减。裁军。裁员。
③决定，判断：裁判。裁夺(考虑决定)。裁决。裁度。裁断。
④安排取舍：体裁。别裁。独出心裁。
⑤节制，抑止：制裁。独裁。
⑥杀：自裁。
⑦古同“才”，仅，方。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 衣

Ideographic:To cut 戈 cloth 衣

Character Formation:

⿹ Surround from upper right
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
  - 戈 [ gē ] spear, lance, halberd
- 衣 [ yī ] cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat

Similar Characters: 栽

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总裁HSK 5	zǒng cái	chairman; director-general (of a company etc)
制裁HSK 6	zhì cái	to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
裁判HSK 6	cái pàn	judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee; Classifiers: 个
仲裁	zhòng cái	arbitration
裁决	cái jué	ruling; adjudication

1		zhè chǎng 这场 jiū fēn 纠纷 xū yào 需要 dì sān fāng 第三方 zhòng cái 仲裁。 This dispute requires third-party arbitration.
2		tā 她 yǐ jīng 已经 dān rèn 担任 le 了 5年 de 的 zǒng cái 总裁。 She has served as the CEO for 5 years.
3		tā 她 qiáng liè 强烈 kàng yì 抗议 gōng sī 公司 de 的 cái yuán 裁员 jì huà 计划。 She strongly protested against the company's layoff plan.
4		cái pàn 裁判 bì xū 必须 gōng zhèng 公正 gōng zhèng 公正 de 地 chǔ lǐ 处理 àn jiàn 案件。 The judge must deal with the case justly and fairly.
5		gōng sī 公司 dǎ suàn 打算 bǎo liú 保留 suǒ yǒu 所有 yuán gōng 员工， bù 不 cái yuán 裁员。 The company plans to retain all employees and not lay off anyone.

1		zhè chǎng 这场 jiū fēn 纠纷 xū yào 需要 dì sān fāng 第三方 zhòng cái 仲裁。 This dispute requires third-party arbitration.
2		tā 她 yǐ jīng 已经 dān rèn 担任 le 了 5年 de 的 zǒng cái 总裁。 She has served as the CEO for 5 years.
3		tā 她 qiáng liè 强烈 kàng yì 抗议 gōng sī 公司 de 的 cái yuán 裁员 jì huà 计划。 She strongly protested against the company's layoff plan.
4		cái pàn 裁判 bì xū 必须 gōng zhèng 公正 gōng zhèng 公正 de 地 chǔ lǐ 处理 àn jiàn 案件。 The judge must deal with the case justly and fairly.
5		gōng sī 公司 dǎ suàn 打算 bǎo liú 保留 suǒ yǒu 所有 yuán gōng 员工， bù 不 cái yuán 裁员。 The company plans to retain all employees and not lay off anyone.