Chinese word dictionary

裁汰

cái tài · to cut back

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Word information

Simplified裁汰

Traditional裁汰

Pinyincái tài

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

裁cái

to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment

汰tài

to eliminate, to scour, to wash out; excessive

How to learn 裁汰

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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裁判cáipàn

(law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge

淘汰táotài

to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out

总裁zǒngcái

chairman; director-general (of a company etc)

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

裁定cáidìng

ruling

裁缝cáifeng

tailor; dressmaker