支 部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party 青 草 qīng cǎo grass 水 草 shuǐ cǎo water plants / habitat with water source and grass 草 根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 绿 草 lu:4 cǎo green grass 草 本 cǎo běn grass / herb 凉 粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish) 踏 青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April 牧 草 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage 吃 草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass 百 草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora 草 书 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) 草 鱼 cǎo yú grass carp 打 草 惊 蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 茅 草 máo cǎo sogon grass 枯 草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 仙 草 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly 草 莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness 拈 花 惹 草 niān huā rě cǎo lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / fig. to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats 寸 草 不 生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren 割 草 gē cǎo mow grass 饲 草 sì cǎo forage grass 葱 葱 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) 分 蘖 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants) 劲 草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test 香 茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) 禾 本 科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family 打 草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 草 grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] 薛 wormwood like grass (classical) 荐 to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat 荼 thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 荪 fragrant grass 薰 sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin 刍 to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 簟 fine woven grass mat 荛 fuel / grass 苕 reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old) 苎 Boehmeria nivea / Chinese grass 莛 stalk of grass 蕝 coarse grass used to show rank 稂 grass / weeds 艸 grass 簑 raincape made of grass 剪 草 除 根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate 疾 风 劲 草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 疾 风 知 劲 草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 秋 荼 密 网 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law 绿 草 如 茵 lu:4 cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 芝 焚 蕙 叹 zhī fén huì tàn lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom) / fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress 草 满 囹 圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom) / fig. peaceful society 这 山 望 着 那 山 高 zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom) / fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence 茻 rank grass / overgrown weeds 蓔 a variety of grass 告 密 者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 艹 grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 茦 pointed grass blade / to prick 韎 a grass that gives red dye 莦 jungle grass / lair 稊 grass / tares 张 旭 Zhāng Xù Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书 丵 thick grass / "bush" component in Chinese characters 人 生 一 世 ， 草 木 一 春 rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence 兔 子 不 吃 窝 边 草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom) / One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors. 守 活 寡 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away / grass widow 宿 草 sù cǎo grass that has grown on a grave since last year / (fig.) grave / to have died long ago / fodder provided to animals for the night 疾 风 知 劲 草 ， 烈 火 见 真 金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis 白 茅 bái máo cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia 碧 草 如 茵 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 禾 草 hé cǎo grass 老 牛 吃 嫩 草 lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom) / fig. a May-December relationship / a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman 刍 荛 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman 草 字 头 儿 cǎo zì tóu r grass radical 艹 草 尼 马 cǎo ní mǎ grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet 草 鸮 cǎo xiāo (bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris) 蓬 茸 péng róng lush / luxuriant (of grass or hair) / soft lush hair 藁 草 gǎo cǎo hay / dried grass 隐 身 草 yǐn shēn cǎo legendary grass conferring invisibility / fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans 沾 花 惹 草 zhān huā rě cǎo to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats 香 根 草 xiāng gēn cǎo vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides) 草 泥 马 cǎo ní mǎ grass mud horse / used as a substitute for 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1], to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet 草 地 覆 盖 grass cover 毛 窝 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers 䕭 a variety of grass / nettle 牛 筋 草 niú jīn cǎo wire grass (Eleusine indica) 草 民 cǎo mín the grass roots / the hoi polloi 蕔 a kind of grass (old) 䓕 (arch.) type of grass 虉 草 yì cǎo reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) 蟋 蟀 草 xī shuài cǎo wire grass (Eleusine indica) 野 火 烧 不 尽 ， 春 风 吹 又 生 yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1] 钩 吻 gōu wěn heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans) 𬟁 草 yì cǎo reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) 家 花 没 有 野 花 香 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side 风 吹 草 动 fēng chuī cǎo dòng lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom) / fig. the slightest whiff of trouble
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