草根
cǎo gēn
Pinyin

Definition

草根
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cǎo gēn
  1. grass roots (lit. and fig.)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

根
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 classifier: 条 tiáo
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
草
cǎo
  1. 1 variant: 草 cǎo
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)

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
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
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

Sample Sentences

嗯，我在这儿就一草根，回老家就成精英了。公司开出的工资比我在上海的还高，而且还给我一套110平米的房子。回去我再用积蓄买辆车，也算中产阶级了。小城市消费也低。呆在上海，我得多奋斗十年。
ng4 ，wǒ zài zhèr jiù yī cǎogēn ，huí lǎojiā jiù chéng jīngyīng le 。gōngsī kāi chū de gōngzī bǐ wǒ zài Shànghǎi de hái gāo ，érqiě hái gěi wǒ yī tào yībǎiyīshí píngmǐ de fángzi 。huíqu wǒ zài yòng jīxù mǎi liàng chē ，yě suàn zhōngchǎnjiējí le 。xiǎo chéngshì xiāofèi yě dī 。dāi zài Shànghǎi ，wǒ děi duō fèndòu shí nián 。
Yeah. Around here, I'm a nobody. If I go back home though, I'll be one of the elite. The company's starting salary is higher than my salary in Shanghai, and they're even giving me a 110 square meter apartment. After I get back, I'm going to use my savings to buy a car too. I'll be middle class. The cost of living is low in small cities. If I stay in Shanghai, I'd have to struggle for another 10 years.
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