抄
写

To copy in Chinese: 抄写 (chāo xiě)

chāo xiě

to copy

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 抄寫1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to copy
  2. 2to transcribe

Stroke order

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抄
写

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄠ

chāo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄝˇ

xiě

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

抄写

Simplified

抄寫

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 老师让我们抄写这篇课文。

    lǎo shī ràng wǒ men chāo xiě zhè piān kè wén。

    The teacher had us copy out this text.

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Related words

写

xiě

to write

抄

chāo

to make a copy

描写

miáo xiě

to describe

听写

tīng xiě

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)

写作

xiě zuò

to write

编写

biān xiě

to compile

抄袭

chāo xí

to plagiarize

书写

shū xiě

to write

填写

tián xiě

to fill in a form

写照

xiě zhào

portrayal

撰写

zhuàn xiě

to write

写字楼

xiě zì lóu

office building

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