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手稿

shǒu gǎo · shou gao

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Meaning

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  1. manuscript
  2. script
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Where is my draft?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)手稿(shǒugǎo)呢(ne)？明天(míngtiān)开会(kāihuì)要(yào)用(yòng)！

    Where is my manuscript? I need it for the meeting tomorrow!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)那(nà)几(jǐ)张(zhāng)写(xiě)满(mǎn)字(zì)的(de)纸(zhǐ)吗(ma)？

    Do you mean those sheets covered in writing?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)！那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)三天(sāntiān)的(de)手稿(shǒugǎo)。

    Yes! That is my manuscript, three days of writing.

  4. Dengdeng

    别(bié)担心(dānxīn)，我(wǒ)拍(pāi)了(le)照片(zhàopiàn)，手稿(shǒugǎo)在(zài)我(wǒ)手机(shǒujī)里(lǐ)。

    Do not worry. I took a photo, so your manuscript is in my phone.

  5. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！以后(yǐhòu)我(wǒ)写完(xiěwán)，就(jiù)先(xiān)给(gěi)你(nǐ)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Great! From now on, when I finish writing, I will let you take a photo first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)部(bù)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)的(de)手(shǒu)稿(gǎo)保(bǎo)存(cún)在(zài)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)。

The manuscript of this novel is kept in the library.

02

作(zuò)家(jiā)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)稿(gǎo)交(jiāo)给(gěi)出(chū)版(bǎn)社(shè)编(biān)辑(jí)。

The writer handed the manuscript to the publishing house editor.

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