draft; rough copy
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draft; rough copy; preliminary version
informalColloquial northern Chinese term for a preliminary version of a document, equivalent to 草稿 but with a more casual, spoken feel. The 儿 suffix indicates the erhua pronunciation typical of Beijing dialect.
Zuò作
wén文
xiān先
yào要
dǎ打
gè个
cǎo草
dǐ底
r儿
。
When writing an essay, you should first make a draft.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
cǎo草
dǐ底
r儿
，
hái还
xū需
yào要
xiū修
gǎi改
。
This is just a rough draft and still needs revision.
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Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
xià下
zhōu周
jiāo交
cǎo草
dǐ底
r儿
。
The teacher asked us to hand in our drafts next week.