Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
抄
chāo
Description
“抄”常常表示把别人的字或话写下来。
"抄" often means to write down someone else's words or characters.
考试的时候，你不可以抄别人的答案。
During exams, you must not 抄 someone else's answers.
Meanings
抄chāo
to copy out by hand; transcribe
请你把这段话抄一遍。
Please copy this passage.
抄chāo
to copy (dishonestly); plagiarize; cheat
他考试的时候抄同学的。
He cheated off his classmate during the exam.
抄chāo
to take a shortcut; go by a nearer way
我们抄近路回家吧。
Let's take a shortcut home.
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Notes
- Nuance
抄 can be neutral (transcribe) or negative (copy/cheat), depending on context.
- Etymology
抄 has the 扌 (hand) radical, relating to actions done by hand.
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