草坪
cǎo píng
Pinyin
Definition
草坪
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- lawn
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
人生一世，草木一春
- 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
兔子不吃窝边草
- 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
- 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
- 2 an army marches on its stomach
剪草除根
- 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 2 to eradicate
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
- 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
- 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
Sample Sentences
没错。其实我们都误解了，以为国外都是发达的大都市，到处是摩天大楼、高速公路、繁华商场和林荫草坪，其实现在这些景物在北京、上海等大城市也随处可见，在欧洲更吸引我的反倒是山间那些宏伟、辉煌的古堡。