Meaning of 裁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
cái
- to cut out (as a dress)
- to cut
- to trim
- to reduce
- to diminish
- to cut back (e.g. on staff)
- decision
- judgment
裁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他裁开了那个信封。
He cut the envelope open.
你裁切纸张了吗？
Did you cut the paper?
我不是独裁者。
I'm not a dictator.
民主主义是多数选举的独裁。
Democracy is the dictatorship of the majority.
丰田公司宣布将会在今年裁员一千人。
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
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裁 cái · to cut out · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 裁.
| 裁判 | cáipàn | (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee |
| 总裁 | zǒngcái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) |
| 裁决 | cáijué | ruling; adjudication |
| 制裁 | zhìcái | to punish; punishment |
| 裁定 | cáidìng | ruling |
| 仲裁 | zhòngcái | arbitration |
| 裁缝 | cáiféng | to make an item of clothing; to tailor |
| 独裁者 | dúcáizhě | dictator; autocrat |
| 副总裁 | fùzǒngcái | vice-chairman (of an organization); vice president (of a company) |
| 裁员 | cáiyuán | to cut staff; to lay off employees |
| 独裁 | dúcái | dictatorship |
| 裁判官 | cáipànguān | judge |
Questions about 裁
What does 裁 mean?
裁 (cái) means "to cut out (as a dress); to cut" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 裁?
裁 is made of 1 character: 裁 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 裁 an HSK word?
Yes. 裁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.