7 sentences for 抄 (chāo)

1. 为了赶时间，我们决定抄小路走。

   wèi​le gǎn shí​jiān, wǒ​men jué​dìng chāo xiǎo​lù zǒu.

   To save time, we decided to take a shortcut.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 他把老师写的板书抄在了笔记本上。

   tā bǎ lǎo​shī xiě de bǎn​shū chāo zài le bǐ​jì​běn shàng.

   He copied the teacher's board notes into his notebook.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 为了赶时间，我抄近路钻进了窄窄的胡同里。

   wèi​le gǎn shí​jiān, wǒ chāo jìn lù zuān​jìn le zhǎi zhǎi de hú tòng lǐ.

   To save time, I took a shortcut through a narrow alley.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 自来水公司的工作人员正在进行入户抄表。

   zì​lái​shuǐ gōng​sī de gōng​zuò rén​yuán zhèng​zài jìn​xíng rù​hù chāo biǎo.

   Staff from the water company are doing door-to-door meter readings.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他抄着手，冷冷地看着热闹。

   tā chāo zhe shǒu, lěng​lěng de kàn zhe rè​nao.

   He stood with his arms folded, watching the scene coldly.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 他抄起一件外套就跑了出去。

   tā chāo qǐ yī jiàn wài​tào jiù pǎo le chū​qù.

   He grabbed a coat and ran out.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 警察抄了他的家，查获了大量违禁物品。

   jǐng​chá chāo le tā de jiā, chá​huò le dà​liàng wéi​jìn wù​pǐn.

   The police raided his home and seized a large amount of contraband.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary