捎 (shāo) - to bring along & to take along
捎 · 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
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.