捎

shāo

verb HSK 7 #9,489

Meanings

Nǐ huíqù de shíhòu bāng wǒ shāo gè dōngxi.

When you go back, please take something along for me.

Qǐng bāng wǒ shāo gè huà gěi tā.

Please pass a message to him for me.

usage

捎 implies carrying something as a casual favor while already going somewhere. 捎话 (pass a message) and 捎带 (take along) are common collocations.

mistakes

Don't confuse 捎 (shāo, to bring along) with 稍 (shāo, slightly) — same sound, different characters and meanings.

捎 shāo