pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
裁
裁
cai2
to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment
strokes
12
radical
strokes after radical
6
别出心裁
別出心裁
bie2 chu1 xin1 cai2
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach
裁兵
裁兵
cai2 bing1
to reduce troop numbers; disarmament
裁并
裁並
cai2 bing4
cut down and merge
裁撤
裁撤
cai2 che4
to dissolve an organisation
裁处
裁處
cai2 chu3
to handle
裁答
裁答
cai2 da2
to reply (to a letter)
裁定
裁定
cai2 ding4
ruling
裁度
裁度
cai2 du4
to weigh up then decide
裁断
裁斷
cai2 duan4
to consider and decide
裁夺
裁奪
cai2 duo2
to consider and decide
裁缝
裁縫
cai2 feng2
tailor; dressmaker
裁缝店
裁縫店
cai2 feng2 dian4
tailor's shop
裁缝师
裁縫師
cai2 feng4 shi1
tailor
裁革
裁革
cai2 ge2
to dismiss; to lay off
裁减
裁減
cai2 jian3
to reduce; to lessen; to cut down
裁剪
裁剪
cai2 jian3
to cut out
裁减军备
裁減軍備
cai2 jian3 jun1 bei4
arms reduction
裁决
裁決
cai2 jue2
ruling; adjudication
裁军
裁軍
cai2 jun1
disarmament
裁判
裁判
cai2 pan4
judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee
裁判官
裁判官
cai2 pan4 guan1
judge
裁判所
裁判所
cai2 pan4 suo3
place of judgment; law court
裁判员
裁判員
cai2 pan4 yuan2
referee
裁切
裁切
cai2 qie1
to crop; to trim
裁汰
裁汰
cai2 tai4
to cut back
裁员
裁員
cai2 yuan2
to cut staff; to lay off employees
裁纸机
裁紙機
cai2 zhi3 ji1
trimmer; paper cutter
裁制
裁製
cai2 zhi4
to tailor; to make clothes
独裁
獨裁
du2 cai2
dictatorship
独裁者
獨裁者
du2 cai2 zhe3
dictator; autocrat
独出心裁
獨出心裁
du2 chu1 xin1 cai2
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
段玉裁
段玉裁
duan4 yu4 cai2
Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注
法律制裁
法律制裁
fa3 lv4 zhi4 cai2
legal sanction; prescribed punishment; punishable by law
法院裁决
法院裁決
fa3 yuan4 cai2 jue2
court ruling
副总裁
副總裁
fu4 zong3 cai2
vice-chairman (of an organization); vice president (of a company); deputy governor (of a bank)
核裁军
核裁軍
he2 cai2 jun1
nuclear disarmament
剪裁
剪裁
jian3 cai2
to tailor (clothes); to trim (expenditure)
经济制裁
經濟制裁
jing1 ji4 zhi4 cai2
economic sanctions
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
看菜吃飯,量體裁衣
kan1 cai4 chi1 fan4 - liang2 ti3 cai2 yi1
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure; to act according to actual circumstances; to live within one's means
量体裁衣
量體裁衣
liang2 ti3 cai2 yi1
lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances; To live within one's means.
女装裁缝师
女裝裁縫師
nv3 zhuang1 cai2 feng5 shi1
dressmaker
体裁
體裁
ti3 cai2
genre; style; form of writing
相体裁衣
相體裁衣
xiang4 ti3 cai2 yi1
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
制裁
制裁
zhi4 cai2
to punish; punishment; sanctions (incl. economic)
仲裁
仲裁
zhong4 cai2
arbitration
酌裁
酌裁
zhuo2 cai2
to consider and decide
总裁
總裁
zong3 cai2
chairman; director-general (of a company etc)