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Chinese Vocabulary

to cut (staff)

cái2nd tone
Pinyin
cái
Strokes
12
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 裁

is written with 12 strokes. The animation replays automatically.

Usage

科学馆要裁三十个人 — the verb for it, used plainly.

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科学馆要三十个人。

The science centre is cutting thirty people.

Ontario Science Centre Cuts Science

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