excerpt; extract and copy
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to excerpt; to extract and copy (a portion of text)
Often used in the titles of books or articles, such as '格言摘抄' (excerpts of maxims) or '论文摘抄' (excerpts of papers). Implies selecting key passages rather than copying entire works.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zhāi摘
chāo抄
yōu优
měi美
de的
shī诗
jù句
。
He likes to copy down beautiful lines of poetry.
Zhè这
běn本
《
Gé格
yán言
zhāi摘
chāo抄
》
shōu收
lù录
le了
xǔ许
duō多
míng名
rén人
míng名
yán言
。
This book 'Excerpts of Maxims' contains many famous quotes.
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Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
cóng从
bào报
zhǐ纸
shang上
zhāi摘
chāo抄
zhòng重
yào要
xīn新
wén闻
。
The teacher asked us to excerpt important news from the newspaper.