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葎草

Word · NounTraditional綠草

green grass; Japanese hop (Humulus scandens)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

Japanese hop; Humulus scandens (an annual or perennial herb with thorns and palmately divided leaves, used in traditional medicine)

Refers specifically to the plant Humulus scandens (syn. Humulus japonicus), commonly known as Japanese hop. The whole plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine to clear heat, detoxify, and promote diuresis.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǜ绿
cǎo草
zài在
tián田
jiān间
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
 。

This type of Japanese hop is commonly seen in fields.

Lǜ绿
cǎo草
jù具
yǒu有
qīng清
rè热
jiě解
dú毒
de的
gōng功
xiào效
 。

Humulus scandens has the medicinal effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.

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Nóng农
mín民
cháng常
bǎ把
lǜ绿
cǎo草
dàng当
zuò作
zá杂
cǎo草
chú除
qù去
 。

Farmers often remove Japanese hop as a weed.

2.

noun

green grass; verdant grass

General term for grass that is green in color, often used poetically or descriptively.

Chūn春
tiān天
de的
tián田
yě野
shàng上
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
lǜ绿
cǎo草
 。

The spring fields are covered with green grass.

Xiǎo小
yáng羊
zài在
lǜ绿
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
chī吃
cǎo草
 。

The little sheep is eating grass on the green meadow.

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Yǔ雨
hòu后
 ,
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
yī一
piàn片
lǜ绿
cǎo草
rú如
yīn茵
 。

After the rain, the yard was a lush carpet of green grass.