裁
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

裁

cái

to cut out (as a dress)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to cut out (as a dress)

02

to cut

03

to trim

04

to reduce

05

to diminish

06

to cut back (e.g. on staff)

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 裁

What does 裁 mean in Chinese?

裁 (cái) means to cut out (as a dress).

How do you pronounce 裁?

裁 is pronounced cái.

Is 裁 an HSK word?

裁 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 裁?

裁 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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