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捎

shāo · shao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to bring sth to sb
  2. to deliver
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Take something home

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)明天(míngtiān)回(huí)老家(lǎojiā)？能(néng)帮我(bāngwǒ)捎(shāo)点(diǎn)东西(dōngxi)吗(ma)？

    Are you going home tomorrow? Can you take something for me?

  2. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，捎(shāo)什么(shénme)？

    Sure. Take what?

  3. Liangliang

    请(qǐng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)捎(shāo)一袋(yīdài)你们(nǐmen)那儿(nàr)的(de)花生(huāshēng)。

    Please bring me a bag of peanuts from your place.

  4. Dengdeng

    没问题(méiwèntí)，我(wǒ)也(yě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)捎(shāo)点(diǎn)橘子(júzi)。

    No problem. I'll bring you some oranges too.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！但是(dànshì)别(bié)捎(shāo)太多(tàiduō)，我(wǒ)家(jiā)很(hěn)小(xiǎo)。

    Great! But don't bring too much, my home is small.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)时(shí)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)捎(shāo)个(gè)口(kǒu)信(xìn)吗(ma)？

Can you deliver a message for me when you go home?

02

他(tā)明(míng)天(tiān)去(qù)城(chéng)里(lǐ)，顺(shùn)便(biàn)给(gěi)我(wǒ)捎(shāo)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)回(huí)来(lái)。

He's going to town tomorrow, so he'll bring me back some fruit on the way.

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