裁判
cáipàn
referee, umpire
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 裁判吹响了哨子。The referee blew the whistle.
- 裁判的判罚很公正。The referee's ruling is very fair.
Collocations
足球裁判裁判判罚公正裁判当裁判
Mnemonic
裁 cái "to decide, cut" + 判 pàn "to judge": to cut and judge, i.e. a referee (in sport) or judgment (in law). Note: the Korean cognate jae-pan means "court trial", whereas Chinese 裁判 most often means a sports referee in daily use.
Related
裁判员判罚法官哨子
Quick check
In everyday Chinese, what does 裁判 usually mean?