# 裁判 (cáipàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 裁判 (cáipàn) means “referee; judge; to judge”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: referee; judge; to judge
- Pinyin: cáipàn (cai2 pan4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 裁判吹响了比赛结束的哨子。
  Cáipàn chuīxiǎng le bǐsài jiéshù de shàozi.
  The referee blew the whistle to end the match.

## Characters

- [裁](https://hanziro.com/word/cai-cut-out/) (cái): to cut out; to trim
- [判](https://hanziro.com/word/pan-judge/) (pàn): to judge; to decide

https://hanziro.com/word/cai-pan-referee/

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