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抄
抄
chao1
 
- to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
 
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包抄
包抄
bao1 chao1
 
- to outflank; to envelop
 
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查抄
查抄
cha2 chao1
 
- to take inventory of and confiscate a criminal's possessions; to search and confiscate (forbidden items); to raid
 
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抄靶子
抄靶子
chao1 ba3 zi5
 
- (dialect) to do a body search; to frisk
 
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抄本
抄本
chao1 ben3
 
- handwritten copy
 
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抄查
抄查
chao1 cha2
 
- to search and confiscate
 
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抄道
抄道
chao1 dao4
 
- to take a shortcut
 
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抄后路
抄後路
chao1 hou4 lu4
 
- to outflank and attack from the rear
 
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抄获
抄獲
chao1 huo4
 
- to search and seize
 
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抄家
抄家
chao1 jia1
 
- to search a house and confiscate possessions
 
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抄件
抄件
chao1 jian4
 
- duplicate (copy)
 
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抄近
抄近
chao1 jin4
 
- to take a shortcut
 
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抄近儿
抄近兒
chao1 jin4 er5
 
- erhua variant of 抄近
 
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抄近路
抄近路
chao1 jin4 lu4
 
- to take a shortcut
 
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抄录
抄錄
chao1 lu4
 
- to make a copy of
 
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抄身
抄身
chao1 shen1
 
- to search (a person); to frisk
 
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抄手
抄手
chao1 shou3
 
- to fold one's arms; copyist; (dialect) wonton
 
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抄送
抄送
chao1 song4
 
- to make a copy (and send it to someone); Cc (for email); Carbon Copy (for email)
 
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抄网
抄網
chao1 wang3
 
- dip net
 
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抄袭
抄襲
chao1 xi2
 
- to plagiarize; to copy; to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
 
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抄小路
抄小路
chao1 xiao3 lu4
 
- to take the back roads; to take the side streets; to take the small paths
 
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抄写
抄寫
chao1 xie3
 
- to copy; to transcribe
 
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传抄
傳抄
chuan2 chao1
 
- to copy (a text) from person to person; (of a text) to be transmitted by copying
 
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兜抄
兜抄
dou1 chao1
 
- to surround and attack; to corner; to envelop
 
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满门抄斩
滿門抄斬
man3 men2 chao1 zhan3
 
- to execute the whole family unto the third generation
 
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手抄本
手抄本
shou3 chao1 ben3
 
- manuscript copy of a book (before the printing press)
 
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文抄公
文抄公
wen2 chao1 gong1
 
- plagiarist
 
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小抄
小抄
xiao3 chao1
 
- cheat sheet; crib sheet
 
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小抄儿
小抄兒
xiao3 chao1 er5
 
- erhua variant of 小抄
 
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一言抄百总
一言抄百總
yi1 yan2 chao1 bai3 zong3
 
- to cut a long story short
 
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摘抄
摘抄
zhai1 chao1
 
- to extract; to excerpt
 
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照抄
照抄
zhao4 chao1
 
- to copy word for word
 
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做小抄
做小抄
zuo4 xiao3 chao1
 
- to prepare a crib sheet; to crib; to cheat by copying