Chinese Conversation · Level 52
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Chinese word
抄表
Pronunciation
Pinyinchāo biǎo
Meaning
- verbread the meter
Example
今天工作人员来抄表。jīn tiān gōng zuò rén yuán lái chāo biǎo
Today, a staff member came to read the meter.
More examples
物业上门抄表，请在家等候。wù yè shàng mén chāo biǎo qǐng zài jiā děng hòu
The property management company will come to your home to read the meter, so please wait at home.
Core concept
A routine visit that turns a meter's displayed number into a written or digital record.
Common phrases
来抄表lái chāo biǎo
come to read the meter
上门抄表shàng mén chāo biǎo
come to your home to read the meter
定期抄表dìng qī chāo biǎo
read the meter regularly
Similar words
读表dú biǎo: Look directly at a meter and read the number it displays.
读数dú shù: Read a meter or instrument display to obtain its numerical value.
记录jì lù: Write down or save an observed number or other information on paper or a device.
检查jiǎn chá: Look over equipment or its display to check for anything unusual.
Definition in Chinese
定期或临时对水表、电表、煤气表等仪表进行读取并登记读数的动作。dìng qī huò lín shí duì shuí biǎo diàn biǎo méi qì biǎo děng yí biǎo jìn xíng dú qǔ bìng dēng jì dú shù de dòng zuò
Word origin
抄表 (chāobiǎo, "meter reading") combines 抄 (chāo, "copy down") with 表 (biǎo, "meter"), naming the recording of a meter's displayed number.
Usage tips
- In everyday English, read the meter can suggest only looking at it, while this Chinese verb normally includes noting the number for records, whether on paper or in an app.
Related words
- 抄表员chāo biǎo yuánmeter readernoun
- 抄表机chāo biǎo jīmeter-reading machinenoun