| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 別出心裁 | 别出心裁 | bié chū xīn cái | adopt an original approach; try to be different |
| 裁 | cái | cut out (as a dress); cut; trim; reduce; diminish; decision; judgment | |
| 裁並 | 裁并 | cái bìng | cut down and merge |
| 裁撤 | cái chè | dissolve | |
| 裁定 | cái dìng | ruling | |
| 裁斷 | 裁断 | cái duàn | consider and decide |
| 裁奪 | 裁夺 | cái duó | consider and decide |
| 裁縫 | 裁缝 | cái féng | tailor; dressmaker |
| 裁縫師 | 裁缝师 | cái fèng shī | tailor |
| 裁剪 | cái jiǎn | cut out | |
| 裁減 | 裁减 | cái jiǎn | to reduce; to lessen; to cut down |
| 裁減軍備 | 裁减军备 | cái jiǎn jūn bèi | arms reduction |
| 裁決 | 裁决 | cái jué | ruling; adjudication |
| 裁軍 | 裁军 | cái jūn | disarmament |
| 裁判 | cái pàn | judgment ; act as referee; referee; umpire; judge | |
| 裁判官 | cái pàn guān | praetor | |
| 裁判司署 | cái pàn sī shǔ | magistrates' court | |
| 裁員 | 裁员 | cái yuán | to cut staff; to lay off employees |
| 裁紙機 | 裁纸机 | cái zhǐ jī | trimmer; paper cutter |
| 獨裁 | 独裁 | dú cái | dictatorship |
| 獨裁者 | 独裁者 | dú cái zhě | dictator |
| 國際體育仲裁院 | 国际体育仲裁院 | Guó jì Tǐ yù zhòng cái yuàn | Court of Arbitration for Sport |
| 女裝裁縫師 | 女装裁缝师 | nǚ zhuāng cái feng shī | dressmaker |
| 制裁 | zhì cái | (v) punish; (n) (economic) sanctions | |
| 仲裁 | zhòng cái | arbitration | |
| 總裁 | 总裁 | zǒng cái | chairman; director-general (of a company, etc) |
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