裁

• Pinyin: cái
• Desglose de hanzi: 裁 = 衣 (clothing) split around 戈 (weapon), depicting cutting cloth

Significado

Cortar/recortar; despedir (plantilla); dictaminar o fallar (arbitraje).

Has multiple meanings depending on context: cutting fabric or paper (裁纸), reducing workforce (裁员), or making judgments (裁判, 裁决). The core meaning involves cutting or making decisive separations.

Ejemplos

1. 经济下行期间，很多公司不得不裁员降本。
2. 她裁了一块布准备做窗帘。
3. 这场争议将由仲裁庭来裁定。

Guía de uso

Contexto: business, crafts, legal

Tono: decisive

Correcto

• 公司要裁掉一半员工。(The company is going to cut half its staff.)
• 请帮我裁一下这张纸。(Please help me cut this paper.)

Incorrecto

• 我裁了水果。(For cutting food, use 切 — 裁 is for paper, fabric, or metaphorical cutting)

Origen e historia

衣 (clothing) + 戈 (weapon, blade). Originally depicting cutting cloth to make garments, extending to cutting and judging in general.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal