(shāo) - to bring along & to take along

Tone 1

shāo | 10 strokes | radical: 扌

· shāo

to bring along;

to take along;

to carry (something to someone);

to deliver;

also means to slightly lift or raise.

to bring alongto take alongto carry (something to someone)

Usage highlights

bring alongtake a messagedeliver goodsbring somethingtake alongcarry along

Synonyms

  • to bring; to carry
  • to deliver; to send
  • to take; to carry

Antonyms

  • to leave behind; to keep
  • to abandon; to discard

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Could you bring this to the post office for me?(请帮我捎到邮局。)
  • I'll take a message to him.(我会给他捎个信儿。)
  • She brought some local specialties from her hometown.(她从家乡捎来了一些特产。)
  • Please lift the curtain a bit.(请把窗帘捎起来一点。)

Collocations

  • bring along(捎带)
  • take a message(捎信)
  • deliver goods(捎货)
  • bring something(捎东西)
  • take along(捎上)
  • carry along(捎带脚)

Idioms

  • Incidentally or along the way(捎带手儿)
  • Take care of something incidentally(捎带脚儿)
  • To bring something along the way(指指捎捎)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Commonly used in daily conversations for informal delivery or carrying items.
  • Reflects the cultural practice of helping others by bringing items along one's way.
  • The character combines the hand radical (扌) with the phonetic component 肖, indicating action related to hands.

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