草案
cǎo àn
Pinyin

Definition

草案
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cǎo àn
  1. draft (legislation, proposal etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

图案
tú àn
  1. 1 design
  2. 2 pattern
方案
fāng àn
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 program (for action etc)
  3. 3 proposal
  4. 4 proposed bill
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],套[tào]
案
àn
  1. 1 (legal) case
  2. 2 incident
  3. 3 record
  4. 4 file
  5. 5 table
档案
dàng àn
  1. 1 file
  2. 2 record
  3. 3 archive
答案
dá àn
  1. 1 answer
  2. 2 solution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
草
cǎo
  1. 1 variant of 草[cǎo]
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
草莓
cǎo méi
  1. 1 strawberry
  2. 2 CL:顆|颗[kē]
  3. 3 (Tw) hickey
  4. 4 love bite
谋杀案
móu shā àn
  1. 1 murder case
三叶草
sān yè cǎo
  1. 1 clover
  2. 2 trefoil
仙草
xiān cǎo
  1. 1 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
  2. 2 grass jelly
作案
zuò àn
  1. 1 to commit a crime
备案
bèi àn
  1. 1 to put on record
  2. 2 to file
含羞草
hán xiū cǎo
  1. 1 mimosa
  2. 2 sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
命案
mìng àn
  1. 1 homicide case
  2. 2 murder case
报案
bào àn
  1. 1 to report a case to the authorities
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
拍案
pāi àn
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc)
  2. 2 fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc
提案
tí àn
  1. 1 proposal
  2. 2 draft resolution
  3. 3 motion (to be debated)
  4. 4 to propose a bill
  5. 5 to make a proposal
抢劫案
qiǎng jié àn
  1. 1 robbery
  2. 2 holdup

Idioms (20)

人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
兵马未动，粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
  1. 1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo
  1. 1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo
  1. 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)
  3. 3 leave the past behind
寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng
  1. 1 lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. barren
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more
拍案惊奇
pāi àn jīng qí
  1. 1 to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
招风惹草
zhāo fēng rě cǎo
  1. 1 to stir up trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to sow discord
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ
  1. 1 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵
àn jiǎ xiū bīng
  1. 1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo
  1. 1 to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
  2. 2 to womanize
  3. 3 to frequent brothels
  4. 4 to sow one's wild oats

Sample Sentences

王总，这份合同草案请您过目，看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ，zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ，kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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草案，草稿
cǎoàn ，cǎogǎo
bill, draft
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