裁判
Old HSK 6
裁判 (cáipàn) · referee
裁判 (cáipàn) means “referee; umpire; judgment”. It is written with 2 characters: 裁 (to trim) + 判 (to judge). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 裁判 is built
The characters
裁 cái · to trim
What 裁 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 戈gē — spear
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
判 pàn · to judge
What 判 is made of
- 半bàn — half
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 牛niú — ox
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 半 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
裁判吹了一声哨子。Cáipàn chuī le yī shēng shàozi.The referee blew the whistle.
他不同意裁判的判决。Tā bù tóngyì cáipàn de pànjué.He disagreed with the referee's decision.
Questions about 裁判
What does 裁判 mean?
裁判 (cáipàn) means “referee; umpire; judgment”.
How do you pronounce 裁判?
裁判 is pronounced cáipàn.
Which HSK level is 裁判?
裁判 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 裁缝cáifengtailor
- 裁员cáiyuánto cut staff
- 独裁dúcáidictatorship
- 体裁tǐcáiliterary genre
- 制裁zhìcáisanction
- 判断pànduànto judge
- 谈判tánpànto negotiate
- 判决pànjuécourt judgment
- 批判pīpànto criticize
Learn 裁判 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.