# 独裁 (dúcái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 独裁 (dúcái) means “dictatorship”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: dictatorship
- Pinyin: dúcái (du2 cai2)
- Traditional: 獨裁
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这种独裁统治必然会遭到人民的反对。
  Zhè zhǒng dúcái tǒngzhì bìrán huì zāodào rénmín de fǎnduì.
  This kind of dictatorship will inevitably be opposed by the people.

## Characters

- [独](https://hanziro.com/word/du-alone/) (dú): alone; single
- [裁](https://hanziro.com/word/cai-cut-out/) (cái): to cut out; to trim

https://hanziro.com/word/du-cai-dictatorship/

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