主裁

zhǔcái

noun

Meanings

1 main referee; head umpire (abbr. of 主裁判)
2 (verb) to referee; to officiate

Characters

judge; arbitrate

Examples

主裁判给出了红牌。

Zhǔcáipàn gěichū le hóngpái.

The head referee showed a red card.

这场决赛由国际级主裁执法。

Zhè chǎng juésài yóu guójìjí zhǔcái zhífǎ.

This final will be officiated by an international-level head referee.

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usage

Short for 主裁判 (chief referee). In football 主裁 is the referee on the pitch; his assistants are the 边裁 (linesmen / assistant referees). In basketball the crew is 主裁 + 副裁.

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

裁 cái