裁判

cáipàn

noun HSK 5 #4,756

Measure Word

一位裁判 wèi

Meanings

1 referee; umpire; judge (in sports)
2 to judge; to referee

Characters

to cut; to decide; to judge

to judge; to decide

To cut and judge — someone who makes the final call.

Examples

裁判吹了哨子。

Cáipàn chuī le shàozi.

The referee blew the whistle.

裁判的判罚有争议。

Cáipàn de pánfá yǒu zhēngyì.

The referee's call is controversial.

他在这场比赛中担任裁判。

Tā zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng dānrèn cáipàn.

He served as the referee in this match.

Tips

usage

裁判 can be both the person (referee/judge) and the action (to referee/judge). In basketball/football: 裁判; in tennis: 裁判; in boxing: also 裁判. For courtroom judges, use 法官 (fǎguān) instead.

Stroke Order

裁 cái

判 pàn