抄 (chāo) — to copy, to transcribe; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to take a shortcut
Definition
In the 'raid / seize' sense, 抄 means police searching and seizing property — more about confiscation than grabbing a person (use 抓 or 捉 for catching someone). It also covers copying text and taking a shortcut.
verb
to copyto transcribeto plagiarizeto search and seizeto raidto take a shortcut
Examples
- 抄。Tā chāo le yì piān kè wén.He copied a text.
- 抄。Jǐng chá chāo le tā de jiā.The police raided his home.
- 抄。Wǒ men chāo jìn lù zǒu ba.Let's take the shortcut.
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