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草木

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cǎo mù

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Definitions

  1. 1. vegetation
  2. 2. plants

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草木 皆兵。
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Words Containing 草木

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

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

Child Words of 草木

草
cǎo

grass

木
mù

(bound form) tree

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