cǎo

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 起草

起草 means to draft; to draw up; to prepare the preliminary version. Pronounced qǐ cǎo. HSK 7-9.

  • to draft; to draw up; to prepare the preliminary version

Definitions & Examples

shī
zhèng
zài
wèi
men
cǎo
tong
 

The lawyer is drafting a contract for us.

Zhè
fèn
àn
shì
yóu
zhuān
jiā
cǎo
de
 

This proposal was drafted by the expert panel.

Xiào
zhǎng
ràng
cǎo
fèn
kāi
xué
diǎn
de
yán
gǎo稿
 

The principal asked him to draft a speech for the opening ceremony.

Zhè
ge
fāng
àn
tài
lüè
le
 
yào
chóng
xīn
cǎo
 

This plan is too sketchy and needs to be redrafted.