裁判 cáipàn▶ árbitro

Stroke order

裁判 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 裁 — 12 strokes
• 判 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement
2. (sports) to referee
3. (sports) umpire; referee; judge

Related words

• 体裁género
• 判决Oración; sentencia
• 制裁Sanción
• 审判Juicio; prueba
• 批判crítica
• 独裁autocracia

裁判 is pronounced cáipàn and means “árbitro”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 裁判 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.