草 cǎo/cào, [艸], variant of 草[cǎo], grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/C... 草莓 cǎoméi, strawberry/CL:顆|颗[kē]/(Tw) hickey/love bite 草坪 cǎopíng, lawn 烟草 yāncǎo, [煙草], tobacco 香草 xiāngcǎo, aromatic herb/vanilla/alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei/(fig.) loyal and ... 草地 cǎodì, lawn/meadow/sod/turf/CL:片[piàn] 草率 cǎoshuài, careless/negligent/sloppy/not serious 起草 qǐcǎo, to make a draft/to draw up (plans) 草原 cǎoyuán, grassland/prairie/CL:片[piàn] 草图 cǎotú, [草圖], a sketch/rough drawing 稻草 dàocǎo, rice straw 草药 cǎoyào, [草藥], herbal medicine 草稿 cǎogǎo, draft/outline/sketch 稻草人 dàocǎorén, scarecrow 割草机 gēcǎojī, [割草機], lawn mower (machine) 干草 gāncǎo, [乾草], hay 打草惊蛇 dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en... 杂草 zácǎo, [雜草], weeds 草丛 cǎocóng, [草叢], underbrush 甘草 gāncǎo, licorice root 草包 cǎobāo, idiot/straw bag 草皮 cǎopí, turf/sward/sod 草草 cǎocǎo, carelessly/hastily 草案 cǎoàn, draft (legislation, proposal etc) 草拟 cǎonǐ, [草擬], first draft/to draw up (a first version) 野草 yěcǎo, weeds/mistress or prostitute (old) 三叶草 sānyècǎo, [三葉草], clover/trefoil 斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn, [斬草除根], to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to elim... 药草 yàocǎo, [藥草], medicinal herb 草场 cǎochǎng, [草場], pastureland 花草 huācǎo, flowers and plants 除草 chúcǎo, to weed 草根 cǎogēn, grass roots (lit. and fig.) 青草 qīngcǎo, grass 除草剂 chúcǎojì, [除草劑], weed killer/herbicide 草木 cǎomù, vegetation/plants 墙头草 qiángtóucǎo, [牆頭草], sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of one's own/easily swa... 含羞草 hánxiūcǎo, mimosa/sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched) 食草动物 shícǎodòngwù, [食草動物], herbivore 寸草不生 cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren 草帽 cǎomào, straw hat 牧草 mùcǎo, pasture/forage grass/pasturage 草菅人命 cǎojiānrénmìng, to have disregard for human life (idiom) 粮草 liángcǎo, [糧草], army provisions/rations and fodder 剪草机 jiǎncǎojī, [剪草機], lawnmower 草本 cǎoběn, grass/herb 草纸 cǎozhǐ, [草紙], rough straw paper/toilet paper/brown paper 草果 cǎoguǒ, black cardamom/(dialect) strawberry 草鞋 cǎoxié, straw sandals 潦草 liáocǎo, careless/slovenly/illegible (of handwriting) 水草 shuǐcǎo, water plants/habitat with water source and grass 锄草 chúcǎo, [鋤草], to hoe/to weed 草料 cǎoliào, fodder 草体 cǎotǐ, [草體], see 草書|草书[cǎo shū] 莎草 suōcǎo, coco-grass or nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) 谷草 gǔcǎo, [穀草], straw 中草药 zhōngcǎoyào, [中草藥], Chinese herbal medicine 草屋 cǎowū, thatched hut 草书 cǎoshū, [草書], grass script/cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 草本植物 cǎoběnzhíwù, herbaceous plant 草草收场 cǎocǎoshōuchǎng, [草草收場], to rush to conclude a matter/to end up abruptly 茅草 máocǎo, sogon grass 灯心草 dēngxīncǎo, [燈心草], rush (botany)/Juncaceae 草编 cǎobiān, [草編], straw weaving 莽草 mǎngcǎo, Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves) 草鸡 cǎojī, [草雞], free-range chicken/(dialect) hen/cowardly 草海 Cǎohǎi, Caohai Lake, Guizhou 草酸 cǎosuān, oxalic acid CHÒ 海草 hǎicǎo, seagrass 三棱草 sānléngcǎo, [三稜草], sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus) 三道眉草鹀 sāndàoméicǎowú, [三道眉草鵐], (bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides) 东茅草盖 dōngmáocǎogài, [東茅草蓋], thatched roof 中亚草原 ZhōngYàcǎoyuán, [中亞草原], Central Asian grasslands 乌拉特草原 Wūlātècǎoyuán, [烏拉特草原], Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia 乳草 rǔcǎo, milkweeds (genus Asclepias) 人生一世，草木一春 rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn, Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human ex... 仙草 xiāncǎo, medicinal herb (genus Mesona)/grass jelly 兔子不吃窝边草 tùzibùchīwōbiāncǎo, [兔子不吃窩邊草], A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anyth... 兵马未动，粮草先行 bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng, [兵馬未動，糧草先行], before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes ... 冬虫夏草 dōngchóngxiàcǎo, [冬蟲夏草], caterpillar fungus (Cordyceps sinensis) 出草 chūcǎo, (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition 剪草除根 jiǎncǎochúgēn, lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch/to er... 割草 gēcǎo, mow grass 劲草 jìngcǎo, [勁草], tough upright grass/fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test 南亚大草莺 Nányàdàcǎoyīng, [南亞大草鶯], (bird species of China) Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis) 卧草 wòcǎo, [臥草], (substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck/WTF/(soccer) to waste time by feigning injury 呼伦贝尔草原 Hūlúnbèiěrcǎoyuán, [呼倫貝爾草原], Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia 四叶草 sìyècǎo, [四葉草], four-leaf clover 大会报告起草人 dàhuìbàogàoqǐcǎorén, [大會報告起草人], rapporteur 大草原 dàcǎoyuán, prairie/savanna 大草莺 dàcǎoyīng, [大草鶯], (bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus) 大草鹛 dàcǎoméi, [大草鶥], (bird species of China) giant babax (Babax waddelli) 天涯何处无芳草 tiānyáhéchùwúfāngcǎo, [天涯何處無芳草], there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom) 奇花异草 qíhuāyìcǎo, [奇花異草], very rarely seen, unusual (idiom) 好马不吃回头草 hǎomǎbùchīhuítóucǎo, [好馬不吃回頭草], lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)/fig... 如草 rúcǎo, grassy 宝盖草 bǎogàicǎo, [寶蓋草], henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule) 宿草 sùcǎo, grass that has grown on a grave since last year/(fig.) grave/to have died long a... 尖草坪 Jiāncǎopíng, Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tài yuán shì], Shanxi 尖草坪区 Jiāncǎopíngqū, [尖草坪區], Jiancaoping district of Taiyuan city 太原市[Tài yuán shì], Shanxi 巴里坤草原 Bālǐkūncǎoyuán, Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang 巴音布克草原 Bāyīnbùkècǎoyuán, Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains 待宵草 dàixiāocǎo, evening primrose 忘忧草 wàngyōucǎo, [忘憂草], daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) 惹草拈花 rěcǎoniānhuā, see 拈花惹草[niān huā rě cǎo] 惹草沾花 rěcǎozhānhuā, see 沾花惹草[zhān huā rě cǎo] 打草 dǎcǎo, to mow grass/haymaking/to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 拈花惹草 niānhuārěcǎo, lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)/fig. to womanize/to frequ... 拉菲草 lāfēicǎo, raffia (loanword) 招风惹草 zhāofēngrěcǎo, [招風惹草], to stir up trouble (idiom)/to sow discord 捞稻草 lāodàocǎo, [撈稻草], to fish for a straw/futile attempt to gain profit 救命稻草 jiùmìngdàocǎo, (one's) last straw to clutch at/one's last hope 新修本草 Xīnxiūběncǎo, Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine 方块草皮 fāngkuàicǎopí, [方塊草皮], divot (golf) 本草 běncǎo, a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine/Chinese materia medica 本草纲目 BěncǎoGāngmù, [本草綱目], Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Lǐ Shí zhēn] 杀草快 shācǎokuài, [殺草快], diquat 杜甫草堂 DùFǔCǎotáng, Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu) 枯草 kūcǎo, withered grass/dry grass 枯草杆菌 kūcǎogǎnjūn, [枯草桿菌], bacillus subtilis 枯草热 kūcǎorè, [枯草熱], hay fever 柠檬草 níngméngcǎo, [檸檬草], lemongrass 柴草 cháicǎo, firewood 校草 xiàocǎo, the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiào huā]) 棕草鹛 zōngcǎoméi, [棕草鶥], (bird species of China) Tibetan babax (Babax koslowi) 樱花草 yīnghuācǎo, [櫻花草], primrose 毒草名 dúcǎomíng, hemlock 沾花惹草 zhānhuārěcǎo, to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)/to womanize/to frequent brot... 浅草 Qiǎncǎo, [淺草], Asakusa, district of Tokyo with an atmosphere of old Japan, famous for the 7th c... 溪黄草 xīhuángcǎo, [溪黃草], Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (togethe... 火绒草 huǒróngcǎo, [火絨草], edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) 灯芯草 dēngxīncǎo, [燈芯草], see 燈心草|灯心草[dēng xīn cǎo] 灯草 dēngcǎo, [燈草], the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil la... 灯草绒 dēngcǎoróng, [燈草絨], see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[dēng xīn róng] 熊胆草 xióngdǎncǎo, [熊膽草], Conyza blinii 熏衣草 xūnyīcǎo, lavender 牛筋草 niújīncǎo, wire grass (Eleusine indica) 牛膝草 niúxīcǎo, hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) 猪笼草 zhūlóngcǎo, [豬籠草], tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes) 猪草 zhūcǎo, [豬草], ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)/fishwort (Houttuynia cordata) 班草 bāncǎo, the most handsome boy in the class 疾风劲草 jífēngjìngcǎo, [疾風勁草], the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faith... 疾风知劲草 jífēngzhījìngcǎo, [疾風知勁草], the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faith... 白腰草鹬 báiyāocǎoyù, [白腰草鷸], (bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 白花蛇舌草 báihuāshéshécǎo, Hedyotis diffusa 百草 bǎicǎo, all kinds of grass/all kinds of flora 百草枯 bǎicǎokū, paraquat 皮草 pícǎo, fur clothing 益母草 yìmǔcǎo, motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca) 矛纹草鹛 máowéncǎoméi, [矛紋草鶥], (bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus) 矮脚白花蛇利草 ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo, [矮腳白花蛇利草], see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo] 碧草如茵 bìcǎorúyīn, green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on 神农本草经 ShénnóngBěncǎoJīng, [神農本草經], Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendiu... 禾草 hécǎo, grass 种草 zhòngcǎo, [種草], (Internet slang) to recommend a product to sb 积草屯粮 jīcǎotúnliáng, [積草屯糧], to store up provisions against a war 粪草 fèncǎo, [糞草], trash/garbage 紫草 zǐcǎo, red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)/flowering plant whose roots provi... 紫草科 zǐcǎokē, Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes) 纸草 zhǐcǎo, [紙草], papyrus 结草 jiécǎo, [結草], deep gratitude up to death 结草衔环 jiécǎoxiánhuán, [結草銜環], to repay sb's kind acts (idiom) 绿草 lǜcǎo, [綠草], green grass 绿草如茵 lǜcǎorúyīn, [綠草如茵], green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on 缬草 xiécǎo, [纈草], valerian (Valeriana officinalis) 老牛吃嫩草 lǎoniúchīnèncǎo, lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)/fig. a May-December relationship/a roma... 艾草 àicǎo, Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia) 芒草 mángcǎo, Miscanthus (genus of grass) 苲草 zhǎcǎo, hornwort 茜草 qiàncǎo, Rubia cordifolia/Indian madder/munjit 草原巨蜥 cǎoyuánjùxī, Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) 草原灰伯劳 cǎoyuánhuībóláo, [草原灰伯勞], (bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris) 草原百灵 cǎoyuánbǎilíng, [草原百靈], (bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra) 草原雕 cǎoyuándiāo, [草原鵰], (bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 草原鹞 cǎoyuányào, [草原鷂], (bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) 草地鹨 cǎodìliù, [草地鷚], (bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 草坪机 cǎopíngjī, [草坪機], lawn mower 草垫 cǎodiàn, [草墊], straw mattress 草垫子 cǎodiànzi, [草墊子], straw mattress/palliasse 草大青 cǎodàqīng, Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant) 草字头儿 cǎozìtóur, [草字頭兒], grass radical 艹 草寇 cǎokòu, bandits 草屯 Cǎotún, Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan 草屯镇 Cǎotúnzhèn, [草屯鎮], Caotun or Tsaotun town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan 草山 CǎoShān, Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong) 草木灰 cǎomùhuī, plant ash 草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng, lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyo... 草木鸟兽 cǎomùniǎoshòu, [草木鳥獸], flora and fauna 草标 cǎobiāo, [草標], (old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indi... 草根网民 cǎogēnwǎngmín, [草根網民], grassroots netizens 草民 cǎomín, the grass roots/the hoi polloi 草泥马 cǎonímǎ, [草泥馬], grass mud horse/used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cào nǐ mā], to mock or avoid ce... 草满囹圄 cǎomǎnlíngyǔ, [草滿囹圄], lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society 草爬子 cǎopázi, tick (zoology) 草率收兵 cǎoshuàishōubīng, to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked 草珊瑚 cǎoshānhú, Sarcandra glabra (botany) 草甸 cǎodiàn, meadow 草石蚕 cǎoshícán, [草石蠶], Chinese artichoke/Stachys sieboldii 草码 cǎomǎ, [草碼], the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades ... 草秆 cǎogǎn, [草稈], straw/grain stalks 草绿篱莺 cǎolǜlíyīng, [草綠籬鶯], (bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida) 草耙 cǎopá, a rake 草船借箭 cǎochuánjièjiàn, lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])/... 草芥人命 cǎojièrénmìng, see 草菅人命[cǎo jiān rén mìng] 草草了事 cǎocǎoliǎoshì, to rush through the work/to get through a thing carelessly 草草收兵 cǎocǎoshōubīng, to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked 草荐 cǎojiàn, [草薦], straw mattress/palliasse 草莓族 cǎoméizú, pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw) 草莽 cǎomǎng, a rank growth of grass/uncultivated land/wilderness 草菇 cǎogū, straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)/paddy straw mushroom 草蜢 cǎoměng, grasshopper 草蜻蛉 cǎoqīnglíng, green lacewing 草食动物 cǎoshídòngwù, [草食動物], herbivore/herbivorous animal 草鱼 cǎoyú, [草魚], grass carp 草鸮 cǎoxiāo, [草鴞], (bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris) 草鹭 cǎolù, [草鷺], (bird species of China) purple heron (Ardea purpurea) 荒烟蔓草 huāngyānmàncǎo, [荒煙蔓草], lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds/desolate (idiom) 荒草 huāngcǎo, weeds/brush (vegetation)/wild grassland 萍蓬草 píngpéngcǎo, spatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily 萱草 xuāncǎo, Hemerocallis fulva/daylily 蒲草箱 púcǎoxiāng, rush basket 蓑草 suōcǎo, Chinese alpine rush (botany) 蓝草莓 láncǎoméi, [藍草莓], blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) 蔓草 màncǎo, creeper/climbing plant/twiner 薰衣草 xūnyīcǎo, lavender 薹草 táicǎo, sedge 薹草属 táicǎoshǔ, [薹草屬], genus Carex 藁草 gǎocǎo, hay/dried grass 虫草 chóngcǎo, [蟲草], see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草[dōng chóng xià cǎo] 蛇麻草 shémácǎo, hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing bee... 蟋蟀草 xīshuàicǎo, wire grass (Eleusine indica) 行草 xíngcǎo, semicursive script 车前草 chēqiáncǎo, [車前草], plantain herb (Plantago asiatica) 车轴草 chēzhóucǎo, [車軸草], honewort/Cryptotaenia japonica 通草 tōngcǎo, rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus) 那拉提草原 Nàlādīcǎoyuán, Nalat grasslands 酢浆草 cùjiāngcǎo, [酢漿草], creeping oxalis/edelweiss 长草区 chángcǎoqū, [長草區], the rough (golf) 阅微草堂笔记 YuèwēiCǎotángBǐjì, [閱微草堂筆記], Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Jì Yún], novel of the ... 隐身草 yǐnshēncǎo, [隱身草], legendary grass conferring invisibility/fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans 隐身草儿 yǐnshēncǎor, [隱身草兒], erhua variant of 隱身草|隐身草[yǐn shēn cǎo] 饭糗茹草 fànqiǔrúcǎo, [飯糗茹草], lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)/fig. to live in abject pov... 饲草 sìcǎo, [飼草], forage grass 香根草 xiānggēncǎo, vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides) 香草兰 xiāngcǎolán, [香草蘭], vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) 香草精 xiāngcǎojīng, vanilla/vanilla extract/methyl vanillin C8H8Ǒ 马草夼 Mǎcǎokuǎng, [馬草夼], Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮|滕家镇, Rongcheng county 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威... 马草夼村 Mǎcǎokuǎngcūn, [馬草夼村], Macaokuang village in Tengjia township 滕家鎮|滕家镇, Rongcheng county 榮成|荣成, Weihai 威... 鱼腥草 yúxīngcǎo, [魚腥草], Houttuynia cordata 鹿草 Lùcǎo, Lucao or Lutsao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan 鹿草乡 Lùcǎoxiāng, [鹿草鄉], Lucao or Lutsao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan 麝香草 shèxiāngcǎo, thyme 鼠尾草 shǔwěicǎo, sage (Salvia officinalis) 𬟁草 yìcǎo, [虉草], reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)