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抄錄

简抄录 · 繁抄錄

Mandarin · pinyin chāo lù

to make a copy of

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抄: chāo · copy, confiscate, seize
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录: lù · copy, write down, record

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1–4 · chao1 lu4

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verb

to copy by hand; to transcribe

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