草
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Definitions
- 1. grass
- 2. straw
- 3. manuscript
- 4. draft (of a document)
- 5. careless
- 6. rough
Words Containing 草
very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
slipshod; careless; slovenly
rice straw
grassland
lawn
lawn
draft (legislation, proposal etc)
careless
to make a draft
sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
clover
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
Central Asian grasslands
Chinese herbal medicine
milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
hay
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom)
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis)
(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
lawnmower
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
mow grass
lawn mower (machine)
tough upright grass
(bird species of China) Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis)
to graze; to eat grass
mimosa
Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia
four-leaf clover
the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)
rapporteur
prairie
(bird species of China) giant babax (Babax waddelli)
(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)
there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)
grassy
grass that has grown on a grave since last year
henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)
lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi
Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[tài yuán shì], Shanxi
Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang
Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains
evening primrose
daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
see 拈花惹草[niān huā rě cǎo]
see 沾花惹草[zhān huā rě cǎo]
to mow grass
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
raffia (loanword)
(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)
(one's) last straw to clutch at
Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine
divot (golf)
a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[lǐ shí zhēn]
Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu)
thatched roof
withered grass
bacillus subtilis
hay fever
firewood
the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiào huā])
(bird species of China) Tibetan babax (Babax koslowi)
lemongrass
primrose
diquat
water plants
to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)
seagrass
edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia
tobacco
Conyza blinii
lavender
rush (botany)
see 燈心草|灯心草[dēng xīn cǎo]
the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps
see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[dēng xīn róng]
sb who goes whichever way the wind blows
wire grass (Eleusine indica)
hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
pasture
the most handsome boy in the class
licorice root
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)
fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Hedyotis diffusa
all kinds of grass
paraquat
fur clothing
motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)
(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)
see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls
grass
(Internet slang) to recommend a product to sb
scarecrow
straw
to store up provisions against a war
trash
army provisions
papyrus
red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)
deep gratitude up to death
to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)
green grass
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
fig. a May-December relationship
(substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck
Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)
Miscanthus (genus of grass)
flowers and plants
(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)
hornwort
sogon grass
Rubia cordifolia
bag made of woven straw
Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)
(bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
(bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
(bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
underbrush
a sketch
(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)
lawn mower
pastureland
straw mattress
straw mattress; palliasse
Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)
bandits
thatched hut
Caotun or Tsaotun Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
Caotun or Tsaotun Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan
Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)
straw hat
first draft
fodder
grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
vegetation
plant ash
to feel beleaguered
flora and fauna
grass
herbaceous plant
black cardamom
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
grassroots netizens
the grass roots
grass mud horse
Caohai Lake, Guizhou
lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
tick (zoology)
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
Sarcandra glabra (botany)
meadow
turf
Chinese artichoke
straw
draft
rough straw paper
(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)
straw weaving
a rake
small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages
lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])
see 草菅人命[cǎo jiān rén mìng]
carelessly
to rush through the work
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
to rush to conclude a matter
strawberry
a rank growth of grass
to have disregard for human life (idiom)
straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)
straw mattress
herbal medicine
grasshopper
green lacewing
oxalic acid C2H2O4
free-range chicken
straw sandals
herbivorous
herbivore
see 草書|草书[cǎo shū]
grass carp