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抄襲

简抄袭 · 繁抄襲

Mandarin · pinyin chāo xí

to plagiarize
to copy
to attack the flank or rear of an enemy

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抄: chāo · copy, confiscate, seize
襲: Look up this written character
袭: xí · raid, attack; inherit

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1–2 · chao1 xi2

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caau1 zaap6

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verb

(transitive, intransitive) to plagiarize
(transitive) to replicate blindly; to copy without modification
(transitive, literary) to outflank and attack from behind

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