裁 [－]

Jyutping coi4
Pinyin cái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to cut out (as a dress)
  2. to cut
  3. to trim
  4. to reduce
  5. to diminish
  6. to cut back (e.g. on staff)
  7. decision
  8. judgment
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. Lay off; 2. Decide;/Judge
  2. to cut out (as a dress)/to cut/to trim/to reduce/to diminish/to cut back (e.g. on staff)/decision/judgment/to adjudicate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    做​正式​嘅​決​定
    to judge; to make a formal decision
    • 裁定
      裁定
      adjudge
    • 裁決
      裁决
      decision
    • 裁判
      裁判
      referee
    • 裁判官
      裁判官
      magistrate
  2. 語素
    減少​、​縮小​、​切走
    to reduce; to cut down
    • 剪裁
      剪裁
      to cut and trim
    • 裁員
      裁员
      lay-off
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds, literary
    to judge; to decide
    (syn.) 斩截, 判决, 下結論, 判決, 判定, 判断, 裁断, 评, 斷定, 評, 下结论, 斬截, 裁奪, 裁斷, 裁酌, 断定, 判斷, 裁夺
    • 仲裁
      仲裁
      zhòng cái
      arbitration
    • 裁決
      裁决
      cái jué
      to decide (especially by legal verdict)
    • 自裁
      自裁
      zì cái
      to make one's own decision (especially of suicide)
  2. character
    to cut out; to cut into parts
    • 裁縫
      裁缝
      cái féng
      to tailor ("to cut and sew")
    • 裁衣服
      裁衣服
      cái yī fú
      to cut out a garment
  3. character
    Classifier for divisions of standard-size printing paper.
  4. character, in-compounds, literary
    to control; to rule
    (syn.) 左右, 羈束, 执掌, 主张, 限, 撙節, 操纵, 收敛, 禁锢, 积压, 束缚, 提控, 框, 制約, 摆布, 統治, 把持, 羁束, 統御, 執掌, 按捺, 約束, 驾驭, 抵制, 束縛, 操縱, 摆治, 束, 局限, 管束, 禁錮, 管制, 把控, 克制, 撙节, 君, 積壓, 掌握, 拨弄, 制约, 主張, 壓制, 遏抑, 擺治, 收斂, 节制, 限制, 撥弄, 把, 拘束, 约束, 限乏, 按, 抑制, 控制, 统御, 克治, 掌控, 统治, 控, 柄, 擺佈, 駕馭, 压制, 支配, 鎮, 镇, 節制, 操控, 主宰
    • 獨裁
      独裁
      dú cái
      authoritarian rule
  5. character
    to cut down; to decrease
    (syn.) 削减, 减少, 縮減, 砍, 收缩, 压缩, 鐫汰, 耗, 收縮, 减低, 壓縮, 减损, 降低, 缩减, 減低, 裁汰, 损, 撤, 削, 減少, 紧缩, 減損, 减轻, 裁減, 消减, 緊縮, 裁减, 損, 消減, 削減, 減輕, 镌汰
    • 裁軍
      裁军
      cái jūn
      disarmament
    • 裁員
      裁员
      cái yuán
      to lay off staff
    • 我被公司裁了。
      我被公司裁了。
      wǒ bèi gōng sī cái le ．
      I got laid off by my company.
  6. character, in-compounds, literary
    to select and plan
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. cut out
  2. decrease
  3. Cangjie Input
    JIYHV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #319
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #18
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他最终成了IBM的总裁。
    他最終成了IBM的總裁。
    tā zuì zhōng chéng le ibm de zǒng cái 。
    • He finally became the president of IBM.
  2. Mandarin
    在他的裁判下，真相终于大白。
    在他的裁判下，真相終於大白。
    zài tā de cái pàn xià ， zhēn xiàng zhōng yú dà bái 。
    • The truth finally came out at his trial.
  3. Mandarin
    我提醒他要去会见总裁。
    我提醒他要去會見總裁。
    wǒ tí xǐng tā yào qù huì jiàn zǒng cái 。
    • I reminded him of his interview with the president.
  4. Mandarin
    丰田公司宣布将会在今年裁员一千人。
    豐田公司宣佈將會在今年裁員一千人。
    fēng tián gōng sī xuān bù jiāng huì zài jīn nián cái yuán yī qiān rén 。
    • Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
  5. Mandarin
    一件传统式样的旗袍是完全手工制作的，也需要劳动密集的裁缝业技术，为了增加而显示每种独一无二的女性体态。
    一件傳統式樣的旗袍是完全手工製作的，也需要勞動密集的裁縫業技術，為了增加而顯示每種獨一無二的女性體態。
    yī jiàn chuán tǒng shì yàng de qí páo shì wán quán shǒu gōng zhì zuò de ， yě xū yào láo dòng mì jí de cái féng yè jì shù ， wèi le zēng jiā ér xiǎn shì měi zhǒng dú yī wú èr de nǚ xìng tǐ tài 。
    • A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我喺不久之前得知，佢哋公司将会进行裁员。
    我喺不久之前得知，佢哋公司將會進行裁員。
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    欧盟对俄罗斯实行咗大规模制裁。
    歐盟對俄羅斯實行咗大規模制裁。
    au1 mang4 deoi3 ngo4 lo4 si1 sat6 hang4 zo2 daai6 kwai1 mou4 zai3 coi4.
    • The EU has imposed a wide variety of sanctions on Russia.
  3. Cantonese
    依法裁决
    依法裁決
    ji1 faat3 coi4 kyut3
    • to adjudicate according to the law
  4. Cantonese
    佢哋唔服法庭嘅裁决，准备上诉。
    佢哋唔服法庭嘅裁決，準備上訴。
    keoi5 dei6 m4 fuk6 faat3 ting4 ge3 coi4 kyut3, zeon2 bei6 soeng6 sou3.
    • They are not satisfied with the court ruling and are preparing to lodge an appeal.
  5. Cantonese
    裁判官
    裁判官
    coi4 pun3 gun1
    • judge
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    仲裁
    仲裁
    zhòng cái
    • arbitration
    • to arbitrate
  2. Mandarin
    裁决
    裁決
    cái jué
    • to decide (especially by legal verdict)
  3. Mandarin
    自裁
    自裁
    zì cái
    • to make one's own decision (especially of suicide)
  4. Mandarin
    裁缝
    裁縫
    cái féng
    • to tailor ("to cut and sew")
  5. Mandarin
    裁衣服
    裁衣服
    cái yī fú
    • to cut out a garment