How to say “referee” in Chinese
referee (sports); judge
“Referee” in Chinese is 裁判, cái pàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
裁判 is read cái pàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Hidden inside is 衣 “clothing”: the first meaning is to cut out cloth. From that, “decide”: 裁判 — referee.
On the right, 刂 “knife”; on the left, 半 bàn “half” hints at the sound: to cut in two, to settle a case.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “裁判”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 裁判. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 裁判宣布比赛开始cáipànxuānbùbǐsàikāishǐThe referee announced the start of the match.
- 别争了听裁判的biézhēngle,tīngcáipàndeStop arguing, do what the referee says.
- 我们需要一位公正的裁判。wǒmenxūyàoyíwèigōngzhèngdecáipànWe need an impartial referee.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “referee” in Chinese?
“Referee” in Chinese is 裁判, pinyin cáipàn.
What does 裁判 mean?
裁判 (cáipàn) means “referee (sports); judge”.
How do you write 裁判?
裁判 is 2 characters: 裁 (cái) — cut out (cloth); decide; 判 (pàn) — judge, decide. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 裁判?
裁判 is read cáipàn. Tones: cái — second tone, pàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“referee” in the lesson “What's the score?”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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