chāo HSK4

copy, grab

Senses

chāo to copy

To copy by hand or transcribe text

chāo to plagiarize

To plagiarize or lift someone else's work; to crib

chāo to raid

To search and confiscate property; to seize assets

chāo to take a shortcut

To take a shortcut or make a turning move to get ahead; to outflank from the side

chāo to grab

(colloquial) To grab or pick up an object, often suddenly or in preparation for an action

chāo to fold (one's arms)

To fold one's arms across the chest or insert hands into opposite sleeves

chāo to blanch

To briefly boil food in water and then quickly remove it

chāo Chao

A surname

chāo unit of volume

An ancient unit of capacity equivalent to one-tenth of a cuō

References

variant 钞/鈔 抄/抄
see 超人/超人 抄/抄
same_as 绰/綽 抄/抄
variant 剿/勦 抄/抄