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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

裁 [cái]
  1. 1. verb [衣服、纸] cut
  2. 2. verb [减] cut
    裁员
    cut staff
  3. 3. verb [判断] decide

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

裁 [cái]
  1. 1. verb cut (paper, cloth, etc.) into parts
    把一张纸裁成条儿
    cut a sheet of paper into strips
    裁件新衣服
    cut out a new garment
    这块料子可以裁两套衣服。
    Two suits can be cut out of this piece of material.
  2. 2. verb reduce; cut down; dismiss
    这家公司去年裁了十个人。
    This company dismissed ten people last year.
  3. 3. verb judge; decide
    裁决
    adjudicate; rule
  4. 4. noun check; sanction
    制裁
    sanction; punish
  5. 5. noun mental planning
    别出心裁
    adopt an original approach; try to be different

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

裁 [cái]
  1. 1. 动 用刀、剪等分割布、纸等片状物
    这块布能裁两件上衣
    裁纸
  2. 2. 动 解雇；削减
    裁员
    裁军
  3. 3. 动 控制
    制裁
  4. 4. 动 权衡并作出判断、决定
    裁决
    裁定
    仲裁
  5. 5. 动 对诗文题材等进行取舍安排
    独出心裁
    《唐诗别裁集》
  6. 6. 名 指文章的体制、格式
    体裁
  7. 7. 量 用来表示整张纸的若干分之一
    八裁纸(一整张纸的八分之一)
  8. 8. 跟"栽"不同
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Examples

这家公司去年裁了十个人。
This company dismissed ten people last year.
我们已经裁撤了两个科室。
We have dissolved two offices already.
先把两张纸取齐了再裁。
Even up the edges of the two sheets of paper before you cut them.
全市裁撤了5个局级机构
The black suit was well-cut.
这套黑西装裁得好。
This person cut out several pocket linings.
这个人裁了几个口袋衬料。

Character Decomposition


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[yī]

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