抄 caau¹ {chāo}

(verb) rummage

抄 caau¹ {chāo}

1. to make a copy
2. to plagiarize
3. to search and seize
4. to raid
5. to grab
6. to go off with
7. to take a shortcut
8. to make a turning move
9. to fold one's arms

抄牌 caau¹ paai⁴ {chāo pái}

to issue a fine for traffic misconducts

抄書〔-书〕 caau¹ syu¹ {chāo shū}

to copy from the book

抄本 caau¹ bun² {chāo běn}

handwritten copy

抄查 caau¹ caa⁴ {chāo chá}

to search and confiscate

抄道 caau¹ dou⁶ {chāo dào}

to take a shortcut

抄家 caau¹ gaa¹ {chāo jiā}

to search a house and confiscate possessions

抄近 caau¹ gan⁶ {chāo jìn}

to take a shortcut

抄件 caau¹ gin² {chāo jiàn}

duplicate (copy)

抄錄〔-录〕 caau¹ luk⁶ {chāo lù}

to make a copy of

抄網〔-网〕 caau¹ mong⁵ {chāo wǎng}

dip net

抄身 caau¹ san¹ {chāo shēn}

1. to search (a person)
2. to frisk

抄手 caau¹ sau² {chāo shǒu}

1. to fold one's arms
2. copyist
3. (dialect) wonton

抄寫〔-写〕 caau¹ se² {chāo xiě}

1. to copy
2. to transcribe

抄送 caau¹ sung³ {chāo sòng}

1. to make a copy (and send it to someone)
2. Cc (for email)
3. Carbon Copy (for email)

抄獲〔-获〕 caau¹ wok⁶ {chāo huò}

to search and seize

抄襲〔-袭〕 caau¹ zaap⁶ {chāo xí}

1. to plagiarize
2. to copy
3. to attack the flank or rear of an enemy

抄櫃桶〔-柜-〕 caau³ gwai⁶ tung² {chāo guì tǒng}

to search in the drawer

抄靶子 caau¹ baa² zi² {chāo bǎ zi}

1. (dialect) to do a body search
2. to frisk

抄近路 caau¹ gan⁶ lou⁶ {chāo jìn lù}

to take a shortcut

抄後路〔-后-〕 caau¹ hau⁶ lou⁶ {chāo hòu lù}

to outflank and attack from the rear