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拷

kǎo · kao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to beat
  2. to flog
  3. to examine under torture
  4. (computing) to copy (abbr. for 拷貝 / 拷贝 (kǎo bèi))
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Copying photos

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)移动硬盘(yídòngyìngpán)借(jiè)我(wǒ)用(yòng)一下(yīxià)。

    Liangliang, lend me your external drive for a bit.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)要(yào)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to do?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)把(bǎ)照片(zhàopiàn)拷(kǎo)到(dào)里面(lǐmiàn)。

    I want to copy my photos onto it.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)拷(kǎo)吧(ba)，里面(lǐmiàn)没有(méiyǒu)重要(zhòngyào)的(de)东西(dōngxi)。

    Okay, go ahead and copy. There's nothing important on it.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拷(kǎo)了(le)三百(sānbǎi)张(zhāng)，全(quán)拷好(kǎohǎo)了(le)！

    I copied three hundred, all done!

  6. Liangliang

    三百(sānbǎi)张(zhāng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一百(yībǎi)张(zhāng)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)自拍(zìpāi)吧(ba)？

    I bet a hundred of those three hundred are your selfies!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)份(fèn)文(wén)件(jiàn)拷(kǎo)到(dào)U盘(pán)里(lǐ)。

Please copy this file onto the USB drive.

02

他(tā)让(ràng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)照(zhào)片(piàn)拷(kǎo)给(gěi)他(tā)一(yí)份(fèn)。

He asked me to copy the photos for him.

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