裁

cái

cut (paper, cloth, etc.) into parts, reduce; cut down; dismiss, judge; decide, check; sanction, mental planning

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cut into parts; dismiss; judge; reduce

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cut into parts; dismiss; judge; reduce

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cái

n. decision, judgement, judgment, sanction

cái

v. cleave, slit, slice, trim, cut down, cut up, reduce, diminish, dismiss, judge, decide, sever, chop, incise

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cai2

to cut out (as a dress), to cut, to trim, to reduce, to diminish, to cut back (e.g. on staff), decision, judgment

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裁

cái

动

（用刀、剪等把片状物分成若干部分; 剪裁; 割裂） cut (paper, cloth, etc.) into parts:

我们用剪刀裁纸和布。 We cut paper and cloth with scissors.

这块料子可以裁两套衣服。 Two suits can be cut out of this piece of material.

（把不用的或多余的去掉; 削减; 消除） reduce; cut down (back); dismiss:

裁减人员 reduce (cut down) the staff

（衡量; 判断） judge; discern; decide:

裁夺 consider and decide

名

（安排取舍， 多用于文学艺术） mental planning:

别出心裁 adopt an original approach; try to be different

（控制; 抑止） check; sanction:

经济制裁 economic sanction

（样式; 形态） form:

体裁 types or forms of literature;

身裁 person's figure

量

（整张纸分成的相等的若干份; 开） division of standard size printing paper:

八裁 octavo

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裁|裁 [cái] ► to cut out (as a dress) ► to cut ► to trim ► to reduce ► to diminish ► to cut back (e.g. on staff) ► decision ► judgment