cái裁
裁
HSK 7-9
common
verb
noun
Meaning of 裁
裁 means to cut; to tailor; sheet (of paper). Pronounced cái. HSK 7-9.
- to cut; to tailor
- sheet (of paper)
- to cut; to reduce; to downsize
Character Info
Radical衣
Strokes7
Components
冫
衣
Stroke Order
裁
Definitions & Examples
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
cái裁
zhǐ纸
zuò做
shǒu手
gōng工
。
Mom is cutting paper to make crafts right now.
Zhè这
wèi位
cái裁
feng缝
shī师
fu傅
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
gù顾
kè客
cái裁
yī衣
fu服
。
This tailor is cutting fabric for a customer now.
Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
cái裁
yī一
kuài块
dàn蛋
gāo糕
。
Please help me cut a piece of cake.
Tā他
xué学
huì会
le了
cái裁
bù布
liào料
zuò做
qún裙
zi子
。
He learned how to cut fabric to make skirts.
Chūn春
jié节
qián前
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
huì会
cái裁
chūn春
lián联
zhǐ纸
。
Before the Spring Festival, every family will cut Spring Festival couplet paper.
Relations
Common Words
裁剪cáijiǎn
to cut out (fabric); to trim (articles, plans)
裁员 / 裁員cáiyuán
lay off employees; downsize
别出心裁 / 別出心裁biéchūxīncái
original; ingenious; unconventional
体裁 / 體裁tǐcái
literary genre; form; style
裁决 / 裁決cáijué
judge; rule; decide
制裁zhìcái
sanction; punish; restrain
独裁 / 獨裁dúcái
dictatorship; autocratic rule
裁缝 / 裁縫cáifeng
tailor; dressmaker
裁断 / 裁斷cáiduàn
adjudicate; judge and decide
裁军 / 裁軍cáijūn
disarm; reduce military personnel and equipment