cǎo

懆

Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional草

grass; rough; draft; informal

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Meanings

5 senses · 12 examples
1.

noun

grass; herb; straw

Refers to general herbaceous plants.

Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
 ,
dì地
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
lǜ绿
cǎo草
 。

Spring is here, and the ground is covered with green grass.

Niú牛
yáng羊
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
chī吃
cǎo草
 。

Cattle and sheep are grazing on the grassland.

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Tā他
yòng用
dào稻
cǎo草
zuò做
le了
yī一
gè个
mào帽
zi子
 。

He made a hat out of straw.

2.

adjective

rough; careless; hasty

Often describes handwriting, work, or behavior.

Tā他
de的
zì字
xiě写
de得
tài太
cǎo草
le了
 ,
wǒ我
kàn看
bù不
dǒng懂
 。

His handwriting is too scribbled; I can't read it.

Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
cǎo草
tú图
 ,
wǒ我
men们
hái还
huì会
xiū修
gǎi改
 。

This is just a rough sketch; we'll revise it later.

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Nǐ你
bié别
cǎo草
cǎo草
liǎo了
shì事
 ,
yào要
rèn认
zhēn真
jiǎn检
chá查
 。

Don't rush through it carelessly; you need to check it carefully.

3.

noun

draft; manuscript; preliminary version

Refers to a preliminary, non-final version.

Lùn论
wén文
de的
chū初
gǎo稿
wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
xiě写
hǎo好
le了
 。

I have already written the first draft of the paper.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
hé合
tóng同
cǎo草
àn案
fā发
gěi给
wǒ我
kàn看
yī一
xià下
 。

Please send me the draft contract to review.

4.

adjective

unofficial; makeshift; temporary

informal

Often used to describe something not officially established.

Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
cǎo草
tái台
bān班
zi子
 ,
yǎn演
bù不
liǎo了
dà大
xì戏
 。

This is just a makeshift troupe; it can't perform serious plays.

Tā他
men们
dā搭
le了
yī一
gè个
cǎo草
péng棚
bì避
yǔ雨
 。

They built a makeshift shed to shelter from the rain.

5.

noun

weed (in crops); undesirable plant

Refers to unwanted plants that compete with crops.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tián田
lǐ里
chú除
cǎo草
 。

The farmers are weeding the fields.

Zhè这
xiē些
zá杂
cǎo草
zhǎng长
de得
bǐ比
zhuāng庄
jia稼
hái还
gāo高
 。

These weeds have grown taller than the crops.