抄
chāo
to copy out, to transcribe
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 老师让我们把生词抄三遍。The teacher had us copy the new words three times.
- 考试时不许抄别人的答案。During the exam you may not copy others’ answers.
Collocations
抄写抄笔记抄答案照抄
Mnemonic
抄 chāo "to copy out": a single-character verb. The hand radical 扌 shows writing out by hand, i.e. to copy out, to transcribe. 抄写 = to copy out, 抄笔记 = to copy notes. Caution: 抄答案 = to copy answers (cheating). Opposite of 默写 (to write from memory).
Related
抄写誊写复制默写
Quick check
In an exam, what does 抄答案 mean?