I'm not a dictator.
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裁
cái
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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cái · coi4 (Jyutping)
- 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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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Did you cut the paper?
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