Meaning
to copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to go; to transcribe; to take a shortcut
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chao” becomes a different word in each tone. 抄 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 抄写chāo xiěto copy; to transcribe
- 抄袭chāo xíto plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
- 抄道chāo dàoto take a shortcut
- 抄家chāo jiāto search a house and confiscate possessions
- 小抄xiǎo chāocheat sheet; crib sheet
Example Sentence
老师让我们把生词抄写三遍。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men bǎ shēng cí chāo xiě sān biàn.The teacher asked us to copy the new words three times.
老师Lǎo shīteacher让ràngto let我们wǒ menwe把bǎ(marks the object)生词shēng cínew word (in textbook)抄写chāo xiěto copy三sānthree遍biàneverywhere。