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cǎochuánjièjiàn lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義
>三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

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        cǎo/cào, [艸], variant of 草[cǎo], grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/C...
        cǎoméi, strawberry/CL:顆|颗[kē]/(Tw) hickey/love bite
        cǎopíng, lawn
        yāncǎo, [煙草], tobacco
        xiāngcǎo, aromatic herb/vanilla/alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei/(fig.) loyal and ...
        cǎodì, lawn/meadow/sod/turf/CL:片[piàn]
        cǎoshuài, careless/negligent/sloppy/not serious
        qǐcǎo, to make a draft/to draw up (plans)
        cǎoyuán, grassland/prairie/CL:片[piàn]
        cǎotú, [草圖], a sketch/rough drawing
        dàocǎo, rice straw
        cǎoyào, [草藥], herbal medicine
稿         cǎogǎo, draft/outline/sketch
        dàocǎorén, scarecrow
        gēcǎojī, [割草機], lawn mower (machine)
        gāncǎo, [乾草], hay
        dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en...
        zácǎo, [雜草], weeds
        cǎocóng, [草叢], underbrush
        gāncǎo, licorice root
        cǎobāo, idiot/straw bag
        cǎopí, turf/sward/sod
        cǎocǎo, carelessly/hastily
        cǎoàn, draft (legislation, proposal etc)
        cǎonǐ, [草擬], first draft/to draw up (a first version)
        yěcǎo, weeds/mistress or prostitute (old)
        sānyècǎo, [三葉草], clover/trefoil
        zhǎncǎochúgēn, [斬草除根], to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to elim...
        
        yàocǎo, [藥草], medicinal herb
        cǎochǎng, [草場], pastureland
        
        huācǎo, flowers and plants
        chúcǎo, to weed
        cǎogēn, grass roots (lit. and fig.)
        qīngcǎo, grass
        chúcǎojì, [除草劑], weed killer/herbicide
        cǎomù, vegetation/plants
        
        qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa...
        
        hánxiūcǎo, mimosa/sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)
        
        shícǎodòngwù, [食草動物], herbivore
        
        cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren
        cǎomào, straw hat
        mùcǎo, pasture/forage grass/pasturage
        
        
        cǎojiānrénmìng, to have disregard for human life (idiom)
        liángcǎo, [糧草], army provisions/rations and fodder
        jiǎncǎojī, [剪草機], lawnmower
        cǎoběn, grass/herb
        
        
        cǎozhǐ, [草紙], rough straw paper/toilet paper/brown paper
        cǎoguǒ, black cardamom/(dialect) strawberry
        cǎoxié, straw sandals
        liáocǎo, careless/slovenly/illegible (of handwriting)
        
        shuǐcǎo, water plants/habitat with water source and grass
        chúcǎo, [鋤草], to hoe/to weed
        cǎoliào, fodder
        cǎotǐ, [草體], see 草書|草书[cǎo shū]
        suōcǎo, coco-grass or nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
        gǔcǎo, [穀草], straw
        
        zhōngcǎoyào, [中草藥], Chinese herbal medicine
        cǎowū, thatched hut
        
        cǎoshū, [草書], grass script/cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
        
        
        cǎoběnzhíwù, herbaceous plant
        
        
        cǎocǎoshōuchǎng, [草草收場], to rush to conclude a matter/to end up abruptly
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        máocǎo, sogon grass
        dēngxīncǎo, [燈心草], rush (botany)/Juncaceae
        cǎobiān, [草編], straw weaving
        
        mǎngcǎo, Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves)
        cǎojī, [草雞], free-range chicken/(dialect) hen/cowardly
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Cǎohǎi, Caohai Lake, Guizhou
        
        
        
        cǎosuān, oxalic acid CHÒ
        
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        hǎicǎo, seagrass
        
        
        

        chuán, [舩], variant of 船[chuán], boat/vessel/ship/CL:條|条[tiáo],艘[sōu],隻|只[zhī]
        chuánzhǎng, [船長], captain (of a boat)/skipper
        
        fēichuán, [飛船], airship/spaceship
        chuányuán, [船員], sailor/crew member
        tàikōngchuán, spaceship
        huáchuán, to row a boat/rowing boat/rowing (sport)
        chuánzhī, [船隻], ship/boat/vessel
        
        fānchuán, sailboat
        xiǎochuán, boat
        
        chénchuán, shipwreck/sunken boat/sinking ship
        yǔzhòufēichuán, [宇宙飛船], spacecraft
        chuánwù, [船塢], (maritime) dock
        chuánwěi, back end of a ship/aft
        kāichuán, [開船], to set sail
        huòchuán, [貨船], cargo ship/freighter
        chuáncāng, [船艙], hold of ship
        chuántóu, [船頭], the bow or prow of a ship
        yúchuán, [漁船], fishing boat/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        dùchuán, ferry
        chuántǐ, [船體], hull/body of a ship
        lúnchuán, [輪船], steamship/steamer/ocean liner/ship/CL:艘[sōu]
        
        yùnchuán, [暈船], to become seasick
        chéngchuán, to embark/to travel by ship/to ferry
        jiànchuán, [艦船], warship
        
        chuánshēn, hull/body of a ship
        chuányùn, [船運], sea freight/shipping
        zàochuán, shipbuilding
        chuánduì, [船隊], fleet (of ships)
        chuánpiào, ship ticket
        zhuāngchuán, [裝船], shipment
        fānchuán, to capsize/(fig.) to suffer a setback or defeat
        shāngchuán, merchant ship
        chuánzhǔ, ship's captain/owner of ship
        zàochuánchǎng, [造船廠], dockyard/shipyard
        chuánfū, boatman
        chuánfān, sail
        
        bóchuán, [駁船], barge/lighter
        jiùshēngchuán, lifeboat
        qìchuán, steamboat/steamship
        zéichuán, [賊船], pirate ship/fig. venture of dubious merit/criminal gang/reactionary faction
        
        yóuchuán, (oil) tanker/tank ship
        
        
        zhànchuán, [戰船], warship
        yùnshūchuán, [運輸船], transport ship
        chuánxián, sides of a ship/ship's railing/fig. the dividing line between shipboard expenses...
        
        chuánmín, people who live and make a living on boats
        qìdiànchuán, [氣墊船], hovercraft/air cushion vehicle
        
        yóuchuán, [郵船], mailboat/ocean liner
        
        chuánbó, shipping/boats
        chuánwèi, ship's position
        chuánchǎng, [船廠], shipyard/shipbuilder's yard
        tuōchuán, tugboat/boat towed by a tugboat/to tow a boat
        kèchuán, passenger ship
        mùchuán, wooden boat
        pòbīngchuán, ice breaker
        
        hángchuán, ship (e.g. providing regular passenger service)
        
        hǎichuán, seagoing ship
        
        shuǐyìchuán, hydrofoil
        shuǐzhǎngchuángāo, [水漲船高], the tide rises, the boat floats (idiom); fig. to change with the overall trend/t...
        yáochuán, [搖船], to scull/to row a boat
        
        chuángōng, boatman/boat builder
        
        
        
        bīngchuán, man-of-war/naval vessel/warship
        
        
        
        chuánzhá, [船閘], a canal lock
        xíngchuán, to sail a boat/to navigate
        
        
        chuándōng, [船東], ship owner
        chuánbù, wharf/quay
        
        
        chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
        
        
        

        jiè, [藉], to lend/to borrow/by means of/to take (an opportunity), variant of 借[jiè]
        jièkǒu, to use as an excuse/on the pretext/excuse/pretext
        jièyòng, to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use
        jièzhù, to draw support from/with the help of
        píngjiè, [憑借], to rely on/to depend on/by means of/thanks to/sth that one relies on
        jièguāng, excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)/reflected glory/to benefit from sb else'...
        jièjī, [借機], to seize the opportunity
        
        zūjiè, to rent/to lease
        jièjiàn, [借鑒], to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to b...
宿         jièsù, to stay with sb/to ask for lodging
        jièdài, [借貸], to borrow or lend money/debit and credit items on a balance sheet
        jièchū, to lend
        jièkuǎn, to lend money/to borrow money/loan
        jiètiáo, [借條], receipt for a loan/IOU
        jièshūzhèng, [借書證], library card
        jièdiào, [借調], to temporarily transfer (personnel)
        
        jièzhài, [借債], to borrow money
        jièwèn, [借問], (honorific) May I ask?
        jièyuè, [借閱], to borrow books to read
        jiǎjiè, to make use of/to use sth as pretext/under false pretenses/under the guise of/ma...
        jièhuǒ, to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
        jiègù, to find an excuse
        
        jiètífāhuī, [借題發揮], to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas/to use sth as a pretext to ...
        jièjù, [借據], receipt for a loan
        jièfāng, borrower/debit side (of a balance sheet)
        xùjiè, [續借], extended borrowing (e.g. library renewal)
        chūjiè, to lend/to put out a loan
        jièzhòng, to rely on sb for support

        huǒjiàn, rocket/CL:枚[méi]
        jiàn, arrow/CL:支[zhī]
        gōngjiàn, bow and arrow
        jiàntóu, [箭頭], arrowhead/arrow symbol
        huǒjiàntǒng, bazooka/rocket launcher
        shèjiàn, archery/to shoot an arrow
        dǎngjiànpái, [擋箭牌], shield/(fig.) excuse
        huǒjiànpào, rocket artillery
        ànjiàn, attack by a hidden enemy/a stab in the back
        huǒjiàndàn, [火箭彈], rocket (artillery)
        
        
        
        jiànyú, [箭魚], variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jiàn yú]
        
        
        lìngjiàn, arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)/fig. inst...
        jiànzhú, bamboo (genus Fargesia)
        guīxīnsìjiàn, [歸心似箭], with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
        
        

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