to copy; transcribe; plagiarise (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
抄 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
朝 cháo - dynasty; court; government (prep.) | HSK 5
吵 chǎo - noisy (adj.) | HSK 5
炒 chǎo - stir-fry (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
他在书上抄了很多笔记。 tā zài shū shàng chāo le hěn duō bǐjì. - He copied a lot of notes from the book.
这篇文章被指控抄袭了其他作品。 zhè piān wénzhāng bèi zhǐkòng chāoxí le qítā zuòpǐn. - This article was accused of plagiarism from other works.
她把公式抄在黑板上。 tā bǎ gōngshì chāo zài hēibǎn shàng. - She copied the formula onto the blackboard.
你可以抄我的答案，但是要理解它们。 nǐ kěyǐ chāo wǒ de dá'àn, dànshì yào lǐjiě tāmen. - You can copy my answers, but you need to understand them.
这个学生被发现抄了他人的作业。 zhège xuéshēng bèi fāxiàn chāo le tārén de zuòyè. - This student was found copying someone else's homework.