chāo
抄 (chāo) is a Chinese word meaning “to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize”.
Meanings
- 1to make a copy
- 2to plagiarize
- 3to search and seize
- 4to raid
- 5to grab
- 6to go off with
- 7to take a shortcut
- 8to make a turning move
- 9to fold one's arms
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
包抄to outflank抄袭to plagiarize抄写to copy抄本handwritten copy抄录to make a copy of查抄to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions照抄to copy word for word手抄本manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)抄件duplicate (copy)摘抄to extract抄家to search a house and confiscate possessions抄送to make a copy (and send it to someone)