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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 草

奇花异草
qí huā yì cǎo

very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)

斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

潦草
liáo cǎo

slipshod; careless; slovenly

稻草
dào cǎo

rice straw

草原
cǎo yuán

grassland

草地
cǎo dì

lawn

草坪
cǎo píng

lawn

草案
cǎo àn

draft (legislation, proposal etc)

草率
cǎo shuài

careless

起草
qǐ cǎo

to make a draft

三棱草
sān léng cǎo

sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)

三叶草
sān yè cǎo

clover

三道眉草鹀
sān dào méi cǎo wú

(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)

中亚草原
zhōng yà cǎo yuán

Central Asian grasslands

中草药
zhōng cǎo yào

Chinese herbal medicine

乳草
rǔ cǎo

milkweeds (genus Asclepias)

干草
gān cǎo

hay

人生一世,草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn

Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

仙草
xiān cǎo

medicinal herb (genus Mesona)

兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo

lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)

兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng

before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers

冬虫夏草
dōng chóng xià cǎo

caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)

出草
chū cǎo

(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition

剪草机
jiǎn cǎo jī

lawnmower

剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn

lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch

割草
gē cǎo

mow grass

割草机
gē cǎo jī

lawn mower (machine)

劲草
jìng cǎo

tough upright grass

南亚大草莺
nán yà dà cǎo yīng

(bird species of China) Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis)

吃草
chī cǎo

to graze; to eat grass

含羞草
hán xiū cǎo

mimosa

呼伦贝尔草原
hū lún bèi ěr cǎo yuán

Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia

四叶草
sì yè cǎo

four-leaf clover

压死骆驼的最后一根稻草
yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo

the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)

大会报告起草人
dà huì bào gào qǐ cǎo rén

rapporteur

大草原
dà cǎo yuán

prairie

大草鹛
dà cǎo méi

(bird species of China) giant babax (Babax waddelli)

大草莺
dà cǎo yīng

(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)

天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo

there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)

好马不吃回头草
hǎo mǎ bù chī huí tóu cǎo

lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)

如草
rú cǎo

grassy

宿草
sù cǎo

grass that has grown on a grave since last year

宝盖草
bǎo gài cǎo

henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)

寸草不生
cùn cǎo bù shēng

lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)

尖草坪
jiān cǎo píng

Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi

尖草坪区
jiān cǎo píng qū

Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi

巴里坤草原
bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán

Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang

巴音布克草原
bā yīn bù kè cǎo yuán

Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains

待宵草
dài xiāo cǎo

evening primrose

忘忧草
wàng yōu cǎo

daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)

惹草拈花
rě cǎo niān huā

see 拈花惹草[niān huā rě cǎo]

惹草沾花
rě cǎo zhān huā

see 沾花惹草[zhān huā rě cǎo]

打草
dǎ cǎo

to mow grass

打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)

拈花惹草
niān huā rě cǎo

lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

拉菲草
lā fēi cǎo

raffia (loanword)

招风惹草
zhāo fēng rě cǎo

(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself

捕蝇草
bǔ yíng cǎo

Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

捞稻草
lāo dào cǎo

(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)

救命稻草
jiù mìng dào cǎo

(one's) last straw to clutch at

新修本草
xīn xiū běn cǎo

Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine

方块草皮
fāng kuài cǎo pí

divot (golf)

本草
běn cǎo

a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine

本草纲目
běn cǎo gāng mù

Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[lǐ shí zhēn]

杜甫草堂
dù fǔ cǎo táng

Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu)

东茅草盖
dōng máo cǎo gài

thatched roof

枯草
kū cǎo

withered grass

枯草杆菌
kū cǎo gǎn jūn

bacillus subtilis

枯草热
kū cǎo rè

hay fever

柴草
chái cǎo

firewood

校草
xiào cǎo

the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiào huā])

棕草鹛
zōng cǎo méi

(bird species of China) Tibetan babax (Babax koslowi)

柠檬草
níng méng cǎo

lemongrass

樱花草
yīng huā cǎo

primrose

杀草快
shā cǎo kuài

diquat

水草
shuǐ cǎo

water plants

沾花惹草
zhān huā rě cǎo

to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)

海草
hǎi cǎo

seagrass

火绒草
huǒ róng cǎo

edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)

乌拉特草原
wū lā tè cǎo yuán

Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia

烟草
yān cǎo

tobacco

熊胆草
xióng dǎn cǎo

Conyza blinii

熏衣草
xūn yī cǎo

lavender

灯心草
dēng xīn cǎo

rush (botany)

灯芯草
dēng xīn cǎo

see 燈心草|灯心草[dēng xīn cǎo]

灯草
dēng cǎo

the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps

灯草绒
dēng cǎo róng

see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[dēng xīn róng]

墙头草
qiáng tóu cǎo

sb who goes whichever way the wind blows

牛筋草
niú jīn cǎo

wire grass (Eleusine indica)

牛膝草
niú xī cǎo

hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)

牧草
mù cǎo

pasture

班草
bān cǎo

the most handsome boy in the class

甘草
gān cǎo

licorice root

疾风劲草
jí fēng jìng cǎo

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)

疾风知劲草
jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)

疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn

fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

白腰草鹬
bái yāo cǎo yù

(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

白花蛇舌草
bái huā shé shé cǎo

Hedyotis diffusa

百草
bǎi cǎo

all kinds of grass

百草枯
bǎi cǎo kū

paraquat

皮草
pí cǎo

fur clothing

益母草
yì mǔ cǎo

motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)

矛纹草鹛
máo wén cǎo méi

(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)

矮脚白花蛇利草
ǎi jiǎo bái huā shé lì cǎo

see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]

碧草如茵
bì cǎo rú yīn

green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

神农本草经
shén nóng běn cǎo jīng

Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls

禾草
hé cǎo

grass

种草
zhòng cǎo

(Internet slang) to recommend a product to sb

稻草人
dào cǎo rén

scarecrow

谷草
gǔ cǎo

straw

积草屯粮
jī cǎo tún liáng

to store up provisions against a war

粪草
fèn cǎo

trash

粮草
liáng cǎo

army provisions

纸草
zhǐ cǎo

papyrus

紫草
zǐ cǎo

red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)

紫草科
zǐ cǎo kē

Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)

结草
jié cǎo

deep gratitude up to death

结草衔环
jié cǎo xián huán

to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)

绿草
lǜ cǎo

green grass

绿草如茵
lǜ cǎo rú yīn

green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

缬草
xié cǎo

valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

老牛吃嫩草
lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo

fig. a May-December relationship

卧草
wò cǎo

(substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck

艾草
ài cǎo

Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)

芒草
máng cǎo

Miscanthus (genus of grass)

花草
huā cǎo

flowers and plants

芸草
yún cǎo

(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)

苲草
zhǎ cǎo

hornwort

茅草
máo cǎo

sogon grass

茜草
qiàn cǎo

Rubia cordifolia

草包
cǎo bāo

bag made of woven straw

草原巨蜥
cǎo yuán jù xī

Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)

草原灰伯劳
cǎo yuán huī bó láo

(bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)

草原百灵
cǎo yuán bǎi líng

(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)

草原雕
cǎo yuán diāo

(bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

草原鹞
cǎo yuán yào

(bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)

草丛
cǎo cóng

underbrush

草图
cǎo tú

a sketch

草地鹨
cǎo dì liù

(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)

草坪机
cǎo píng jī

lawn mower

草场
cǎo chǎng

pastureland

草垫
cǎo diàn

straw mattress

草垫子
cǎo diàn zi

straw mattress; palliasse

草大青
cǎo dà qīng

Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)

草寇
cǎo kòu

bandits

草屋
cǎo wū

thatched hut

草屯
cǎo tún

Caotun or Tsaotun Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

草屯镇
cǎo tún zhèn

Caotun or Tsaotun Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

草山
cǎo shān

Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)

草帽
cǎo mào

straw hat

草拟
cǎo nǐ

first draft

草料
cǎo liào

fodder

草书
cǎo shū

grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)

草木
cǎo mù

vegetation

草木灰
cǎo mù huī

plant ash

草木皆兵
cǎo mù jiē bīng

to feel beleaguered

草木鸟兽
cǎo mù niǎo shòu

flora and fauna

草本
cǎo běn

grass

草本植物
cǎo běn zhí wù

herbaceous plant

草果
cǎo guǒ

black cardamom

草根
cǎo gēn

grass roots (lit. and fig.)

草根网民
cǎo gēn wǎng mín

grassroots netizens

草民
cǎo mín

the grass roots

草泥马
cǎo ní mǎ

grass mud horse

草海
cǎo hǎi

Caohai Lake, Guizhou

草满囹圄
cǎo mǎn líng yǔ

lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society

草爬子
cǎo pá zi

tick (zoology)

草率收兵
cǎo shuài shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted

草珊瑚
cǎo shān hú

Sarcandra glabra (botany)

草甸
cǎo diàn

meadow

草皮
cǎo pí

turf

草石蚕
cǎo shí cán

Chinese artichoke

草秆
cǎo gǎn

straw

草稿
cǎo gǎo

draft

草纸
cǎo zhǐ

rough straw paper

草绿篱莺
cǎo lǜ lí yīng

(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)

草编
cǎo biān

straw weaving

草耙
cǎo pá

a rake

草台班子
cǎo tái bān zi

small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages

草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])

草芥人命
cǎo jiè rén mìng

see 草菅人命[cǎo jiān rén mìng]

草草
cǎo cǎo

carelessly

草草了事
cǎo cǎo liǎo shì

to rush through the work

草草收兵
cǎo cǎo shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted

草草收场
cǎo cǎo shōu chǎng

to rush to conclude a matter

草莓
cǎo méi

strawberry

草莽
cǎo mǎng

a rank growth of grass

草菅人命
cǎo jiān rén mìng

to have disregard for human life (idiom)

草菇
cǎo gū

straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)

草荐
cǎo jiàn

straw mattress

草药
cǎo yào

herbal medicine

草蜢
cǎo měng

grasshopper

草蜻蛉
cǎo qīng líng

green lacewing

草酸
cǎo suān

oxalic acid C2H2O4

草鸡
cǎo jī

free-range chicken

草鞋
cǎo xié

straw sandals

草食
cǎo shí

herbivorous

草食动物
cǎo shí dòng wù

herbivore

草体
cǎo tǐ

see 草書|草书[cǎo shū]

草鱼
cǎo yú

grass carp