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裁判员 (cái pàn yuán) — (sports, competitions) referee, umpire, judge

Definition

noun
(sports, competitions) refereeumpirejudge
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 裁判员。
    Zhè wèi cái pàn yuán zài bǐ sài zhōng zuò chū le gōng zhèng de pàn jué.
    This referee made a fair judgment in the match.
  • 裁判员，。
    Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de lán qiú cái pàn yuán, zhí fǎ guò hěn duō zhòng yào bǐ sài.
    He is an excellent basketball referee who has officiated many important games.
  • 裁判员。
    Yóu yǒng bǐ sài xū yào duō wèi cái pàn yuán gòng tóng hé zuò.
    Swimming competitions require multiple judges to work together.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

裁判judge
裁cáidecide判pànjudge
联合Coordinate
员yuánperson

裁判 (to judge) plus 员 (person) gives a person who judges, a referee.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yī
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢦏
𢦏𢦏裁cái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

裁 combines 衣 (clothing) with 𢦏, whose form is tied to a blade and an arrow, to show cutting fabric.

Open 裁 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn判pàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

Open 判 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 員; 员 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
鼎鼎dǐngding
Sound part声符shēngfú
〇
〇líng員yuán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 員, 〇 supplies the sound and 鼎 supplies the meaning; the simplified 员 is a shortened form.

Open 员 →
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