照抄 (zhào chāo) — to copy word-for-word, to indiscriminately imitate
Definition
A transitive verb meaning to copy something word-for-word (without changes or thinking). It carries a negative judgment — implies laziness or plagiarism — stronger than copying with adaptation.
verb
to copy word-for-wordto indiscriminately imitate
Examples
- 照抄，。Tā xiě lùn wén de shí hou zǒng shì zhào chāo bié rén de, zì jǐ cóng lái bù sī kǎo.He always copies others word-for-word when writing papers and never thinks for himself.
- 照抄，。Zhè ge shè jì shì zhào chāo yuán bǎn de, wán quán méi yǒu chuàng xīn.This design is a word-for-word copy of the original, with no innovation at all.
- 照抄，。Nǐ bù néng zhào chāo kè běn shàng de dá àn, yào zì jǐ lǐ jiě.You can't just copy the answers from the textbook; you need to understand them yourself.
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