草
cǎo
Pinyin

Definition

草
 - 
cǎo
  1. grass
  2. straw
  3. manuscript
  4. draft (of a document)
  5. careless
  6. rough
  7. CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]
草
 - 
cào
  1. variant of 肏[cào]
草 (艸)
 - 
cǎo
  1. variant of 草[cǎo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

皮草
pí cǎo
  1. 1 fur clothing
草
cǎo
  1. 1 variant: 草 cǎo
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
草莓
cǎo méi
  1. 1 strawberry
  2. 2 classifier: 颗 kē
  3. 3 (Tw) hickey
  4. 4 love bite
三叶草
sān yè cǎo
  1. 1 clover
  2. 2 trefoil

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

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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但动物身上颜色的形成常常不只是因为一朵花、一株草或一棵树，而是整个自然环境。
dàn dòngwù shēnshang yánsè de xíngchéng chángcháng bù zhǐshì yīnwèi yī duǒ huā 、yī zhū cǎo huò yī kē shù ，érshì zhěnggè zìrán huánjìng 。
However, the camouflage is usually not just a flower, a bead of grass, or a tree, it is often the entire environment.
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哎呀，谁说不是呢，啊哈，我的意思是，既然已经是前女友了，还是想开点儿天涯何处无芳草不是？诶，客舱安全检查了，遮光板给关一下，快快。
āiyā ，shéi shuō búshi ne ，ā hā ，wǒ de yìsi shì ，jìrán yǐjīng shì qiánnǚyǒu le ，háishi xiǎngkāi diǎnr tiānyá héchù wú fāngcǎo búshi ？ēi ，kècāng ānquán jiǎnchá le ，zhēguāngbǎn gěi guān yīxià ，kuài kuài 。
Ah, who says you aren’t? Ah ha, what I mean is, since she’s already your ex-girlfriend, you should try and accept things. There’s plenty more fish in the sea and all that, no? Agh, cabin safety inspection. Can you close the shade, quickly.
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两千多年前，我们的先辈筚路蓝缕，穿越草原沙漠，开辟出联通亚欧非的陆上丝绸之路；我们的先辈扬帆远航穿越惊涛骇浪，闯荡出连接东西方的海上丝绸之路。古丝绸之路打开了各国友好交往的新窗口，书写了人类发展进步的新篇章
liǎng qiān duō nián qián ，wǒmen de xiānbèi bìlùlánlǚ ，chuānyuè cǎoyuán shāmò ，kāipì chū liántōng yà Ōu Fēi de lùshàng SīchóuzhīLù ；wǒmen de xiānbèi Yáng fān yuǎn háng chuānyuè jīngtāohàilàng ，chuǎngdàng chū liánjiē dōngxīfāng de hǎishàng SīchóuzhīLù 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù dǎkāi le gèguó yǒuhǎo jiāowǎng de Xīn chuāngkǒu ，shūxiě le rénlèi fāzhǎn jìnbù de Xīn piānzhāng
Over two thousand years ago, our forefathers endeavoured through hardships, crossing the plains and the desert, opening up the Silk Road linking Asia, Europe and Africa; Our forefathers raised their sails and navigated far and wide, crossing the stormy seas, braving the Maritime Silk Road linking the West and the East. The ancient Silk Road opened up new windows for friendly interaction between all countries, writing a new chapter in the book of the progress of human development.
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1、我爷爷家里有很多花花草草，但他从来没有精心照料过。与其说他养花，倒不如说是让花自生自灭。
、wǒ yéye jiālǐ yǒu hěnduō huāhuācǎocǎo ，dàn tā cónglái méiyǒu jīngxīn zhàoliào guò 。yǔqí shuō tā yǎnghuā ，dàobùrú shuō shì ràng huā zìshēngzìmiè 。
My grandpa has a lot of flowers at home, but he never takes good care of them. Instead of saying he takes care of the flowers, it’s better to say the flowers are left to their own fate.
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听起来你是要我拍马屁，当墙头草吧。这种事我才不干。
tīngqilai nǐ shì yào wǒ pāimǎpì ，dāng qiángtóucǎo ba 。zhèzhǒng shì wǒ cái bù gàn 。
It sounds like you want me to butter everyone up and be a pushover. I'm not doing these things.
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好马不吃回头草。
hǎo mǎ bù chī huítóu cǎo 。
A smart person does not dwell on past actions.
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好马不吃回头草。找新的工作吧！
hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo 。zhǎo xīn de gōngzuò ba ！
A smart person does not dwell on past actions. Why not look for a new job?
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好马不吃回头草。下一个男朋友会更好。
hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo 。xiàyīge nánpéngyou huì gènghǎo 。
A smart person does not dwell on past actions. The next guy would be better.
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一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo ，shí nián pà cǎo shéng 。
Once bitten, twice shy.
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