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| Pronunciation |
: |
cái |
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| Meaning |
: |
- to cut out (as a dress). (v)
- to cut; to trim; to reduce. (v)
- decision; judgment. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
衣 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
裁 |
| Usage |
: |
8.1% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
judge; umpire ;refree; hand down court decision |
| 2. |
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: |
cut down the number of persons employed; reduce the staff |
| 3. |
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: |
adjudication; ruling |
| 5. |
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: |
dictatorship; autocracy |
| 6. |
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: |
impose sanction against; censure |
| 8. |
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: |
try to be different; adopt an original approach |
Sentences:
| 1. I was measured for a custom suit. |
| cái |
féng |
wèi |
wǒ |
liáng |
tǐ |
cái |
yī |
。 |
| 裁 |
缝 |
为 |
我 |
量 |
体 |
裁 |
衣 |
。 |
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| 裁缝 |
: |
tailor |
| 为 |
: |
for |
| 我 |
: |
me |
| 量 |
: |
measure |
| 体 |
: |
body |
| 裁 |
: |
to cut out (as a dress) |
| 衣 |
: |
dress |
| 量体裁衣 |
: |
to cut the dress according to one’s figure—to act according to actual circumstances |
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| 2. We should make a fair decision on this matter. |
| wǒ |
men |
yào |
gōng |
píng |
de |
cái |
pàn |
zhè |
jiàn |
shì |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
要 |
公 |
平 |
地 |
裁 |
判 |
这 |
件 |
事 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 要 |
: |
have to |
| 公平 |
: |
fair |
| 地 |
: |
(particle) used after adverbial |
| 裁判 |
: |
(v) judge |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 件事 |
: |
matter |
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| 3. The umpire called the game due to the rain. |
| yīn |
wèi |
xià |
yǔ |
， |
cái |
pàn |
zhōng |
zhǐ |
le |
bǐ |
sài |
。 |
| 因 |
为 |
下 |
雨 |
， |
裁 |
判 |
终 |
止 |
了 |
比 |
赛 |
。 |
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| 因为 |
: |
because |
| 下雨 |
: |
raining |
| 裁判 |
: |
umpire |
| 终止 |
: |
stop |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 比赛 |
: |
game |
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| 4. The company is preparing to lay off a large number of people. |
| gōng |
sī |
zhǔn |
bèi |
dà |
liàng |
cái |
yuán |
。 |
| 公 |
司 |
准 |
备 |
大 |
量 |
裁 |
员 |
。 |
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| 公司 |
: |
company |
| 准备 |
: |
prepare |
| 大量 |
: |
large amount of |
| 裁员 |
: |
cut down the number of persons employed; reduce the staff |
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