抄写

抄寫
chāoxiě
verb HSK 4 #22,749

Meanings

  1. 1 to copy
  2. 2 to transcribe

Characters

Copy + write = to copy by writing, i.e., transcribing.

Examples

HSK 2
Qǐng chāoxiě zhèxiē shēngcí.
Please copy these new vocabulary words.
HSK 3
Tā rènzhēn de chāoxiě kèwén.
She carefully transcribed the text.
HSK 7-9
Chāoxiě shí biàn shì lǎoshī chángyòng de chéngfá fāngshì.
Copying ten times is a common punishment used by teachers.

Tips

usage
抄写 is more neutral than alone. Standard word for transcribing text as a study exercise.

Stroke Order

chāo
xiě