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裁 cái

to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 5
Radical
衣
Type
Ideograph
Made of 十戈衣 ⿹⿱十戈衣

Memory hint: To cut 戈 cloth 衣

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  1. 他是这家公司的总裁。
    Tā shì zhè jiā gōngsī de zǒngcái.
    He is the president of this company.
    he is this (measure) company (particle) president
  2. 这场比赛的裁判公平吗?
    Zhè chǎng bǐsài de cáipàn gōngpíng ma?
    Is the referee of this match fair?
    this (measure) match (particle) referee fair (question)
  3. 请裁缝把裤子改短一点。
    Qǐng cáifeng bǎ kùzi gǎi duǎn yìdiǎn.
    Please ask the tailor to shorten the pants a bit.
    please tailor (particle) pants change short a-bit
  4. 公司这次并没有裁员。
    Gōngsī zhè cì bìng méiyǒu cáiyuán.
    The company didn't actually lay off staff this time.
    company this time actually not-have cut-staff
  5. 去年经济不好的时候,很多公司都裁员了。
    Qùnián jīngjì bù hǎo de shíhou, hěn duō gōngsī dōu cáiyuán le.
    Last year when the economy was bad, many companies laid off staff.
    last-year economy not good (particle) time, very many company all cut-staff (particle)

Words with 裁 (7)