chāo

钞

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional鈔

banknote; copy; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

noun

banknote; paper currency

Refers specifically to paper money, used in formal and informal contexts.

Zhè这
jiā家
shāng商
diàn店
zhǐ只
shōu收
xiàn现
chāo钞
 ,
bù不
jiē接
shòu受
shǒu手
jī机
zhī支
fù付
 。

This store only accepts cash, not mobile payments.

Tā他
cóng从
qián钱
bāo包
lǐ里
ná拿
chū出
jǐ几
zhāng张
chāo钞
piào票
mǎ买
le了
zǎo早
cān餐
 。

He took out some banknotes from his wallet to buy breakfast.

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Wǒ我
men们
duì兑
huàn换
le了
yī一
xiē些
wài外
bì币
xiàn现
chāo钞
yòng用
yú于
lǚ旅
yóu游
 。

We exchanged some foreign cash for our trip.

Zhè这
wèi位
fù富
háo豪
suí随
shēn身
xié携
dài带
dà大
liàng量
dà大
é额
xiàn现
chāo钞
 。

This wealthy person carries large amounts of large-denomination cash with him.

Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
zhǎn展
chū出
le了
qīng清
dài代
de的
yín银
piào票
hé和
xiàn现
chāo钞
 。

The museum displayed silver certificates and paper currency from the Qing Dynasty.

2.

noun

surname Chao

Used as a family name, relatively rare in China.

Chāo钞
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
lǎo老
kè客
hù户
 。

Mr. Chao is a long-time client of our company.

Wǒ我
zài在
hù户
jí籍
běn本
shàng上
kàn看
dào到
le了
chāo钞
xìng姓
de的
dēng登
jì记
jì记
lù录
 。

I saw the registration record for the Chao surname in the household register.

3.

verb

to copy; to transcribe; to plagiarize

literary

A variant form of the verb 抄, used in formal written contexts to mean copying written materials or plagiarizing.

Tā他
chāo钞
lù录
le了
gǔ古
jí籍
zhòng中
de的
zhòng重
yào要
duàn段
luò落
yòng用
yú于
yán研
jiū究
 。

He copied important passages from ancient books for his research.

Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
chāo钞
qiè窃
tā他
rén人
de的
yán研
jiū究
chéng成
guǒ果
 。

This paper was accused of plagiarizing others' research results.