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草

cǎo · cao/cào · cao

Traditional 艸

HSK 2Old HSK 3Measure words: 棵 kē, 撮 zuǒ, 株 zhū, 根 gēn

Meaning

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cǎo 草

  1. grass
  2. straw
  3. manuscript
  4. draft (of a document)
  5. careless
  6. rough

cào 草

  1. variant of 肏 (cào)

cǎo 艸

  1. variant of 草 (cǎo)
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Mind the grass

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)在(zài)草(cǎo)上(shàng)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)吧(ba)！

    Today is so nice. Let us sit on the grass and eat lunch!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)牌子(páizi)，写着(xiězhe)请(qǐng)不要(bùyào)踩(cǎi)草(cǎo)。

    Look at that sign. It says please do not step on the grass.

  3. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)哪儿(nǎr)？

    OK, then where do we sit?

  4. Liangliang

    这边(zhèbiān)的(de)草(cǎo)刚(gāng)种(zhòng)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)长椅(chángyǐ)那边(nàbian)。

    The grass here was just planted. Let us go to the benches.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)的(de)草(cǎo)上(shàng)，小狗(xiǎogǒu)正在(zhèngzài)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    Look, a puppy is sleeping on the grass over there!

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)又(yòu)不(bù)识字(shízì)呀(ya)。

    Well, it cannot read.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)听(tīng)说(shuō)英(yīng)国(guó)的(de)草(cǎo)在(zài)冬(dōng)天(tiān)也(yě)还(hái)是(shì)绿(lǜ)的(de)。

I hear the grass in England is green even in the winter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by yifen238 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)片(piàn)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)的(de)草(cǎo)长(zhǎng)得(de)很(hěn)茂(mào)盛(shèng)。

The grass on this lawn is growing very lushly.

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