仲裁

zhòngcái

verb HSK 7-9 #18,535

Meanings

1 to arbitrate
2 arbitration

Characters

middle; second (among brothers)

judge; cut; decide

Examples

双方决定通过仲裁解决争端。

Shuāngfāng juédìng tōngguò zhòngcái jiějué zhēngduān.

Both parties decided to resolve the dispute through arbitration.

仲裁结果对双方都有约束力。

Zhòngcái jiéguǒ duì shuāngfāng dōu yǒu yuēshùlì.

The arbitration result is binding on both parties.

Tips

memory

仲 means "middle/second" (the mediator between two sides) + 裁 means "judge/cut" — a middle person who makes the judgment.

Stroke Order

仲 zhòng

裁 cái