"(grass)" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party
 qīng cǎo grass
 shuǐ cǎo water plants / habitat with water source and grass
 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.)
绿 lu:4 cǎo green grass
 cǎo běn grass / herb
 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish)
 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
 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage
 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass
 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora
 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)
 cǎo yú grass carp
 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
 máo cǎo sogon grass
 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass
 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly
 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness
 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
 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren
 gē cǎo mow grass
 sì cǎo forage grass
 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc)
 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants)
 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / fig. a staunch character able to withstand tough test
 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family
 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)
 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
 xuē wormwood like grass (classical)
 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat
 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion
 sūn fragrant grass
 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin
 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder
 diàn fine woven grass mat
 ráo fuel / grass
 tiáo reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old)
 zhù Boehmeria nivea / Chinese grass
 tíng stalk of grass
 jué coarse grass used to show rank
 láng grass / weeds
 cǎo grass
 suō raincape made of grass
 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate
 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
绿 lu:4 cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
 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
 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom) / fig. peaceful society
 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
 mǎng rank grass / overgrown weeds
 yǎo a variety of grass
 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass
 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
 cè pointed grass blade / to prick
 mèi a grass that gives red dye
 shāo jungle grass / lair
 tí grass / tares
 Zhāng Xù Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
 zhuó thick grass / "bush" component in Chinese characters
 rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
 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.
 shǒu huó guǎ to stay at home while one's husband is away / grass widow
宿 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
 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
 bái máo cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
 hé cǎo grass
 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
 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman
 cǎo zì tóu r grass radical 艹
 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
 cǎo xiāo (bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)
 péng róng lush / luxuriant (of grass or hair) / soft lush hair
 gǎo cǎo hay / dried grass
 yǐn shēn cǎo legendary grass conferring invisibility / fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans
 zhān huā rě cǎo to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom) / to womanize / to frequent brothels / to sow one's wild oats
 xiāng gēn cǎo vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)
 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
  grass cover
 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers
 qián a variety of grass / nettle
 niú jīn cǎo wire grass (Eleusine indica)
 cǎo mín the grass roots / the hoi polloi
 bāo a kind of grass (old)
 wěi (arch.) type of grass
 yì cǎo reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
 xī shuài cǎo wire grass (Eleusine indica)
 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]
 gōu wěn heartbreak grass (Gelsemium elegans)
𬟁 yì cǎo reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
 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
 fēng chuī cǎo dòng lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom) / fig. the slightest whiff of trouble
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