草 cǎo
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cǎo
noun
grass; straw; herbs
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Botany , Concept: Plant 植物
Notes: As in 草木 (Guoyu '草' n 1; Unihan '草') -
cǎo
noun
a draft; a manuscript
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Writing
Notes: In the sense of 底稿 (Guoyu '草' n 4) -
cǎo
adjective
careless; rough; hasty
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 马虎 (Guoyu '草' adj 1) -
cǎo
noun
a field
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 田野 (Guoyu '草' n 2) -
cǎo
noun
a calligraphic technique
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 行草 'semi-cursive script' (Guoyu '草' n 3) -
cǎo
proper noun
Cao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '草' n 5) -
cǎo
adjective
initial; preliminary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 初步的 (Guoyu '草' adj 2) -
cǎo
verb
to outline; to draft
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 起稿 (Guoyu '草' v 1)
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- 车轴草(車軸草) honewort; Cryptotaenia japonica
- 疾风劲草(疾風勁草) the storm put strong grass to the test; troubled times test a faithful minister
- 稻草 rice straw
- 车前草(車前草) Plantago asiatica
- 萁草 a variety of aquatic grass
- 芳草 fragrant herb ; a beautiful woman
- 蔺草(藺草) common rush; soft rush
- 风行草偃(風行草偃) as the wind blows the grass bends; a powerful person naturally influences by virtuous conduct
- 草寇 bandits
- 割草机(割草機) lawn mower (machine)
- 草芥 low grass; petty and low
- 寸草不生 not even a blade of grass grows; barren
- 草沼 marsh
- 人生一世,草木一春 Man has but one life, grass but one spring . the brevity of human existence
- 瑶草琪花(瑤草琪花) plants and flowers in a fairyland
- 莽草 Chinese anise; Japanese star anise
- 犹风靡草(猶風靡草) like the wind pushing against the grass
- 大车前草(大車前草) plantago major
- 班草 the most handsome boy in the class
- 草垫子(草墊子) straw mattress; palliasse
- 蔓草 a creeper; a climbing plant; a twiner; a vine
- 皮草 fur clothing
- 药草(藥草) medicinal herb
- 藁草 hay; dried grass
- 大草鹛(大草鶥) giant babax (Babax waddelli)
- 长林丰草(長林豐草) tall trees and lush vegetation
- 风行草靡(風行草靡) as the wind blows the grass bends
- 草约(草約) a preliminary agreement
- 日本莽草 Chinese anise; Japanese star anise
- 草菇 straw mushroom; paddy straw mushroom
- 草原灰伯劳(草原灰伯勞) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)
- 饭糗茹草(飯糗茹草) to live on dry provisions and wild herbs; to live in abject poverty
- 草菅人命 to have no regard for human life
- 本草纲目(本草綱目) Compendium of Medical Herbs
- 蛇麻草 hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
- 草书(草書) cursive script
- 野草 weeds ; mistress or prostitute
- 草编(草編) straw weaving
- 草荐(草薦) straw mattress; coarse matting
- 芒草 Miscanthus
- 荒草 weeds; brush (vegetation); wild grassland
- 草民 the grass roots; the hoi polloi
- 兵马不动,粮草先行(兵馬不動,糧草先行) before troops and horses proceed, first prepare grain and fodder
- 种草(種草) to recommend a product
- 草原气候(草原氣候) steppe climate
- 草包 idiot; straw bag
- 草原鹞(草原鷂) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
- 忘忧草(忘憂草) daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)
- 三棱草(三稜草) sedge herb
- 救命稻草 (one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope
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- 卷六十三 志第十六 五行二上 Volume 63 Treatises 16: Five Elements 2a History of Song 宋史 — count: 120
- 卷五 中山經 Chapter 5: Classic of the Mountains - Central Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 52
- 卷九十九 志第七十五 藝文四 Volume 99 Treatises 75: Arts and Literature 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 27
- 卷八十二 志第五十八 食貨六 Volume 82 Treatises 58: Finance and Economics 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 23
- 卷二十七中之下 五行志 Volume 27c: Treatise on the Five Elements 3 Book of Han 漢書 — count: 21
- 卷二十九 Scroll 29 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 20
- 卷二十八 志第十八 五行中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Five Elements Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 20
- 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 18
- 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 17
- 卷三十四 志第二十四 五行一 Volume 34 Treatises 28: Five Elements 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 17
Collocations
- 垦草 (墾草) 力農墾草 — Guanzi 管子, 重令第十五 Chapter 15: Important Edicts — count: 10
- 杀草 (殺草) 隕霜不殺草 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 8
- 草虫 (草蟲) 草蟲 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧草蟲 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Cao Chong — count: 6
- 草宜 (草宜) 其草宜楚棘 — Guanzi 管子, 地員第五十八 Chapter 58: Land Officials — count: 5
- 草茅 (草茅) 則曰草茅之臣 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士相見禮 第三 3. Rites attendant on the meeting of common officers with each other — count: 5
- 草莱 (草萊) 辟草萊 — Mencius 孟子, 離婁上 Li Lou I — count: 5
- 发草 (髮草) 耕田發草 — Guanzi 管子, 國蓄第七十三 Chapter 73: State Reserves — count: 4
- 草土 (草土) 凡草土之道 — Guanzi 管子, 地員第五十八 Chapter 58: Land Officials — count: 3
- 草生 (草生) 則甘苦之草生也 — Guanzi 管子, 侈靡第三十五 Chapter 35: Extravagance — count: 3
- 茂草 (茂草) 鞫為茂草 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小弁 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Bian — count: 3