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草

cǎo

Traditional: 艸

grass

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Meaning of 草 in English

cǎoHSK 3nounSyllabus #547
  1. grass
  2. straw
  3. manuscript
  4. draft (of a document)
  5. careless
  6. rough
  7. variant of 草[cao3]

Measure word: 棵 · 撮 · 株 · 根

Example sentences

  1. 既要马好，又要马不吃草。
    jì yào mǎ hǎo， yòu yào mǎ bù chī cǎo。
    You can't have it both ways.
    Tatoeba #433252 by GlossaMatik · #325741 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 既要马好，又要马不吃草。
    jì yào mǎ hǎo， yòu yào mǎ bù chī cǎo。
    You can't have your cake and eat it too.
    Tatoeba #433252 by GlossaMatik · #62636 by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 既要马好，又要马不吃草。
    jì yào mǎ hǎo， yòu yào mǎ bù chī cǎo。
    You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
    Tatoeba #433252 by GlossaMatik · #433251 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Characters

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HSK words with 草

草地HSK 3草原HSK 6草案HSK 7–9草丛HSK 7–9草坪HSK 7–9草率HSK 7–9草药HSK 7–9稻草HSK 7–9潦草HSK 7–9起草HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences