裁 (coi4 | cai2) : cut paper or cloth; reduce; adjudicate

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裁

coi4

cai2

[1] cut paper or cloth (with knife or scissors) into parts
[2] reduce; cut down; dismiss
[3] adjudicate; judge; rule; decide
[4] (of art) select and plan; form of writing

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#145)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

裁

Don't confuse with:
栽

This word has been viewed 6508 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Oct 2010 02:00

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行政總裁 hang4 zing3 zung2 coi4 = CEO 粵

制裁 zai3 coi4 zhi4 cai2 = sanctions (usu. economic)

裁軍 coi4 gwan1 cai2 jun1 = disarmament

裁縫 coi4 fung4*2 cai2 feng2 = tailor; dressmaker

裁決 coi4 kyut3 cai2 jue2 = ruling; adjudication; judgment

裁判 coi4 pun3 cai2 pan4 = to referee; to judge; [n] judge; referee; umpire; judgement

獨裁 duk6 coi4 du2 cai2 = dictatorship

仲裁 zung6 coi4 zhong4 cai2 = to arbitrate; arbitration

提交仲裁 tai4 gaau1 zung6 coi4 ti2 jiao1 zhong4 cai2 = submission for arbitration

總裁 zung2 coi4 zong3 cai2 = chairman, CEO

裁員 coi4 jyun4 cai2 yuan2 = to cut staff, to lay off employees

裁定 coi4 ding6 cai2 ding4 = ruling

裁減 coi4 gaam2 cai2 jian3 = to reduce, to lessen, to cut down

裁判官 coi4 pun3 gun1 = adjudicating officer; praetor

裁判員 coi4 pun3 jyun4 = referee

裁判法院 coi4 pun3 faat3 jyun6*2 = Magistrates’ court; magistracy

裁縫店 coi4 fung4*2 dim3 = a tailor; a dressmaker

不受制裁的 bat1 sau6 zai3 coi4 dik1 bu4 shou4 zhi4 cai2 de5 = unpunished 國

裁減軍備 coi4 gaam2 gwan1 bei6 cai2 jian3 jun1 bei4 = arms reduction

女裝裁縫師 neoi5 zong1 coi4 fung4*2 si1 nv3 zhuang1 cai2 feng5 shi1 = dressmaker

裁縫師 coi4 fung4*2 si1 cai2 feng4 shi1 = a tailor

總裁助理 zung2 coi4 zo6 lei5 zong3 cai2 zhu4 li3 = the president's assistant (common formation)

死因裁判官 sei2 jan1 coi4 pun3 gun1 = a coroner (common formation)

獨裁國家 duk6 coi4 gwok3 gaa1 du2 cai2 guo2 jia1 = dictatorship country

獨裁者 duk6 coi4 ze2 du2 cai2 zhe3 = dictator, autocrat

助理總裁 zo6 lei5 zung2 coi4 zhu4 li3 zong3 cai2 = the vice-president, executive director, etc. (common formation)

審裁 sam2 coi4 = a tribunal

審裁處 sam2 coi4 cyu3 = a tribunal

裁汰 coi4 taai3 cai2 tai4 = to cut back and eliminate; lay off and eliminate

裁斷 coi4 dyun3 cai2 duan4 = contemplate and decide

聯合國裁軍中心 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 coi4 gwan1 zung1 sam1 = United Nations Center for Disarmament

聯合國裁軍會議 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 coi4 gwan1 wui6 ji5 = United Nations Conference on Disarmament

貿易制裁 mau6 jik6 zai3 coi4 mao4 yi4 zhi4 cai2 = trade sanction (common formation)

聯合國裁軍審議委員會 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 coi4 gwan1 sam2 ji5 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = United Nations Disarmament Commission

亞洲開發銀行總裁 aa3 zau1 hoi1 faat3 ngan4 hong4 zung2 coi4 = President of Asian Development Bank (common formation)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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