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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

抄 [chāo]
  1. 1. verb [誊写] copy
    抄诗
    copy out a poem
  2. 2. verb [抄袭] plagiarize
  3. 3. verb [查收] raid
    抄家
    raid a home
  4. 4. verb [走近路] take a short cut
    抄道
    take a short cut
  5. 5. verb [插在袖子里] fold one’s arms
    他抄着手站在那儿。
    He stood there with his arms folded.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

抄 [chāo]
  1. 1. verb copy; transcribe
    抄书
    copy from a book
    请把稿件抄一下。
    Please make a fair copy of the manuscript.
    照抄原文
    make a verbatim transcription of the original
    麻烦您替我抄一份通讯录，好吗？
  2. 2. verb plagiarize; lift
    抄别人的文章
    plagiarize (from) somebody else's writing
    逐字逐句地抄人家的作业
    copy another student's written work word by word
    抄袭别人的论文是不道德的。
    他因抄袭别人的博士论文而受到责备。
    因为白天玩电脑没做作业，所以他晚上大抄同学作业。
    大明平时不认真学习，作业老抄同桌的。
  3. 3. verb search and confiscate; make a raid upon
    抄土匪的老窝
    destroy the bandits' den
    公安机关准备今晚行动，抄犯罪分子的老窝。
  4. 4. verb take a shortcut
    抄到他们前面
    outstrip them by taking a shortcut
    上班快迟到了，为了赶时间，爸爸就抄了近路。
  5. 5. verb fold (one's arms)
    抄着手站在一边
    stand by with folded arms
    他是个没同情心的人，看见小孩摔倒了，他还抄着手看热闹。
  6. 6. verb grab; take up
    抄起一把铁锹就干
    take up a spade and plunge into the job
    谁把我的字典抄走了?
    Who's gone off with my dictionary?
    解放军吃苦耐劳，抄起家伙就开工了。
    下午买菜时有人顺手抄走了我的钱包。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

抄 [chāo]
  1. 1. 动 照着原文或底稿写
    抄笔记
    照抄照转
    传抄
  2. 2. 动 抄袭。照抄别人的著作或作业等当作自己的
    这篇文章是抄来的
    不要抄别人的作业
  3. 3. 动 搜查并没收(财产等)
    家产被抄了
    查抄
  4. 4. 动 从侧面绕过去或走近道
    抄到敌人后面去进攻
    抄小道儿近得多
    包抄
  5. 5. 动 两手在胸前交互插入袖筒
    抄着手站在那里看热闹
  6. 6. 动 [口] 抓;拿
    抄起一根棍子
    抄家伙
    抄起活儿就干
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Examples

抄便道走
take a shortcut → 便道
她抄的这个文件没有一点儿差错。
There is not a single mistake in the paper she copied. → 差错
请把稿件抄一下。
Please make a fair copy of the manuscript. → 抄
抄别人的文章
plagiarize (from) somebody else's writing → 抄
逐字逐句地抄人家的作业
copy another student's written work word by word → 抄
抄土匪的老窝
destroy the bandits' den → 抄
抄着手站在一边
stand by with folded arms → 抄
抄后路
attack from the rear → 后路
麻烦您替我抄一份通讯录，好吗？ → 抄
公安机关准备今晚行动，抄犯罪分子的老窝。 → 抄
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 少
[shào]

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