含羞草
hán xiū cǎo
Pinyin

Definition

含羞草
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hán xiū cǎo
  1. mimosa
  2. sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bāo hán
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 to embody
  3. 3 to include
hán
  1. 1 to keep
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
hán liàng
  1. 1 content
  2. 2 quantity contained
hài xiū
  1. 1 shy
  2. 2 embarrassed
  3. 3 bashful

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 r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r 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