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| Pronunciation |
: |
cǎo |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- grass. (n)
- straw. (n)
- draft. (n)
- careless; rough. (adj)
|
| Radical |
: |
艹 |
| Strokes |
: |
9 |
| Traditional |
: |
草 |
| Usage |
: |
15% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
the tobacco plant; tobacco |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
(of handwriting) hasty and careless; illegible |
Sentences:
| 1. The sheep are grazing on the hillside. |
| yáng |
zài |
shān |
shàng |
chī |
cǎo |
。 |
| 羊 |
在 |
山 |
上 |
吃 |
草 |
。 |
|
|
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|
| 羊 |
: |
sheep |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 山 |
: |
hill, mountain |
| 上 |
: |
up |
| 吃 |
: |
eat |
| 草 |
: |
grass |
|
| 2. Straw can be used both for fodder and for papermaking. |
| cǎo |
kě |
yǐ |
zuò |
sì |
liào |
， |
yě |
kě |
yǐ |
zào |
zhǐ |
。 |
| 草 |
可 |
以 |
做 |
饲 |
料 |
， |
也 |
可 |
以 |
造 |
纸 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 草 |
: |
straw |
| 可以 |
: |
can, may |
| 做 |
: |
make |
| 饲料 |
: |
fodder |
| 也 |
: |
also |
| 造 |
: |
make |
| 纸 |
: |
paper |
|
| 3. Please draft a notice for the meeting. |
| qǐng |
nǐ |
cǎo |
nǐ |
yí |
gè |
kāi |
huì |
tōng |
zhī |
。 |
| 请 |
你 |
草 |
拟 |
一 |
个 |
开 |
会 |
通 |
知 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 请 |
: |
please |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 草拟 |
: |
draft |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 开会 |
: |
meeting |
| 通知 |
: |
notice |
|
| 4. These characters are written in a sloppy hand. |
| zhè |
jǐ |
gè |
zì |
xiě |
de |
tài |
cǎo |
。 |
| 这 |
几 |
个 |
字 |
写 |
得 |
太 |
草 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 几 |
: |
a few, several, some |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 字 |
: |
character, word |
| 写 |
: |
write |
| 得 |
: |
used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 草 |
: |
rough |
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