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蔓草

Word · NounTraditional蔓

vine; tendril; spread

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

vine; creeper; a plant that spreads by sending out long stems

Usually refers to a vine-like stem that grows along the ground or climbs. This specific usage with "草" (màncǎo) means 'vining grass/weed'.

Yuán园
zi子
lǐ里
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
màn蔓
cǎo草
 ,
děi得
qīng清
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
 。

The garden is full of creeping weeds; we need to clean it up.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
màn蔓
cǎo草
kāi开
de的
xiǎo小
huā花
hěn很
piào漂
liang亮
 。

The little flowers this vine produces are very pretty.

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Tā他
bá拔
diào掉
le了
chán缠
rào绕
zài在
lí篱
ba笆
shàng上
de的
màn蔓
cǎo草
 。

He pulled out the vines that were twined around the fence.