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抄

chāo · chao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to make a copy
  2. to plagiarize
  3. to search and seize
  4. to raid
  5. to grab
  6. to go off with
  7. to take a shortcut
  8. to make a turning move
  9. to fold one's arms
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In a conversation

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Copying grandma's recipe

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)抄(chāo)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What are you copying?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)抄(chāo)奶奶(nǎinai)的(de)菜谱(càipǔ)。

    I'm copying grandma's recipe.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)拍照(pāizhào)？

    Why not take a photo?

  4. Dengdeng

    抄(chāo)一遍(yībiàn)，我(wǒ)才(cái)记(jì)得住(dezhù)。

    If I copy it once, I remember it.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)抄(chāo)得(de)对(duì)吗(ma)？

    Did you copy it correctly?

  6. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)糖(táng)抄(chāo)成(chéng)了(le)盐(yán)。

    Oops, I copied sugar as salt.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)考(kǎo)试(shì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)作(zuò)弊(bì)抄(chāo)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)的(de)答(dá)案(àn)。

During the exam, Tom cheated off Mary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)段(duàn)话(huà)抄(chāo)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)笔(bǐ)记(jì)本(běn)上(shàng)。

Please copy this passage into your notebook.

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