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抄

chāo

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

抄 (chāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to make a copy”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  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

Stroke order

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Example

考試的時候不可以抄別人的答案。

You can't copy others' answers during an exam.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).