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矮腳白花蛇利草 矮脚白花蛇利草 [ai3 jiao3 bai2 hua1 she2 li4 cao3] /see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3]/ 5495 1
矮腳苦蒿 矮脚苦蒿 [ai3 jiao3 ku3 hao1] /see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xiong2 dan3 cao3]/ 5495 1
艾草 艾草 [ai4 cao3] /Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)/ 6069 1
巴里坤草原 巴里坤草原 [Ba1 li3 kun1 cao3 yuan2] /Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang/ 5739 1
八仙湖 八仙湖 [Ba1 xian1 Hu2] /see 草海[Cao3 hai3]/ 5114 1
巴音布克草原 巴音布克草原 [Ba1 yin1 bu4 ke4 cao3 yuan2] /Bayanbulak grasslands in Uldus basin of Tianshan mountains/ 6685 1
白花蛇舌草 白花蛇舌草 [bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3] /Hedyotis diffusa/ 5419 1
白腰草鷸 白腰草鹬 [[bai2yao1 cao3yu4]] /(bird species of China) green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)/ 963 2
百草 百草 [bai3 cao3] /all kinds of grass/all kinds of flora/ 6150 1
百草枯 百草枯 [[bai3cao3ku1]] /paraquat/ 955 2
班草 班草 [ban1 cao3] /the most handsome boy in the class/ 4842 1
寶蓋草 宝盖草 [bao3 gai4 cao3] /henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)/ 4582 1
本草 本草 [ben3 cao3] /a book on Chinese (herbal) medicine/Chinese materia medica/ 7111 1
本草綱目 本草纲目 [Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4] /Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Li3 Shi2 zhen1]/ 5130 1
碧草如茵 碧草如茵 [bi4 cao3 ru2 yin1] /green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on/ 6343 1
[[biao1]] /used in 藨草[biao1cao3]/ 770 2
藨草 藨草 [[biao1cao3]] /Schoenoplectus triqueter/ 770 2
兵馬未動,糧草先行 兵马未动,粮草先行 [bing1 ma3 wei4 dong4 , liang2 cao3 xian1 xing2] /before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers/an army marches on its stomach/ 6343 1
捕蠅草 捕蝇草 [bu3 ying2 cao3] /Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)/ 2213 1
布草 布草 [[bu4cao3]] /hotel linens/ 11 2
[[cao3]] /variant of 草[cao3]/ 220 2
[cao3] /grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]/ 6554 1
[cao3] /grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]/ 6375 1
草案 草案 [cao3 an4] /draft (legislation, proposal etc)/ 6930 1
草包 草包 [cao3 bao1] /bag made of woven straw/bag filled with straw/(fig.) a good-for-nothing/clumsy oaf/ 1955 1
草本植物 草本植物 [cao3 ben3 zhi2 wu4] /herbaceous plant/ 6554 1
草編 草编 [cao3 bian1] /straw weaving/ 2435 1
草標 草标 [cao3 biao1] /(old) sign made of woven weeds, placed on an object, an animal or a person, indicating that it is for sale./ 5155 1
草草 草草 [cao3 cao3] /carelessly/hastily/ 5023 1
草草了事 草草了事 [cao3 cao3 liao3 shi4] /to rush through the work/to get through a thing carelessly/ 5405 1
草草收兵 草草收兵 [cao3 cao3 shou1 bing1] /to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked/ 6343 1
草草收場 草草收场 [cao3 cao3 shou1 chang3] /to rush to conclude a matter/to end up abruptly/ 5395 1
草場 草场 [cao3 chang3] /pastureland/ 6685 1
草船借箭 草船借箭 [cao3 chuan2 jie4 jian4] /lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])/fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends/ 4538 1
草叢 草丛 [cao3 cong2] /underbrush/ 7111 1
草大青 草大青 [cao3 da4 qing1] /Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)/ 2367 1
草地 草地 [cao3 di4] /lawn/meadow/sod/turf/CL:片[pian4]/ 6375 1
草甸 草甸 [cao3 dian4] /meadow/ 4734 1
草墊 草垫 [cao3 dian4] /straw mattress/ 6570 1
草稈 草秆 [cao3 gan3] /straw/grain stalks/ 6432 1
草稿 草稿 [cao3 gao3] /draft/outline/sketch/ 7060 1
草根 草根 [cao3 gen1] /grass roots (lit. and fig.)/ 2617 1
草根網民 草根网民 [cao3 gen1 wang3 min2] /grassroots netizens/ 6121 1
草菇 草菇 [cao3 gu1] /straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea)/paddy straw mushroom/ 6880 1
草果 草果 [cao3 guo3] /black cardamom/(dialect) strawberry/ 5158 1
草海 草海 [Cao3 hai3] /Caohai Lake, Guizhou/ 5114 1
草雞 草鸡 [cao3 ji1] /free-range chicken/(dialect) hen/cowardly/ 4387 1
草菅人命 草菅人命 [cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4] /to have disregard for human life (idiom)/ 2374 1
草薦 草荐 [cao3 jian4] /straw mattress/palliasse/ 6387 1
草芥人命 草芥人命 [cao3 jie4 ren2 ming4] /see 草菅人命[cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4]/ 2374 1
草寇 草寇 [cao3 kou4] /bandits/ 7111 1
草料 草料 [cao3 liao4] /fodder/ 7111 1
草碼 草码 [cao3 ma3] /the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,十 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine/ 5007 1
草滿囹圄 草满囹圄 [cao3 man3 ling2 yu3] /lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society/ 5788 1
草莽 草莽 [cao3 mang3] /a rank growth of grass/uncultivated land/wilderness/ 6291 1
草帽 草帽 [cao3 mao4] /straw hat/ 6342 1
草莓 草莓 [cao3 mei2] /strawberry/CL:顆|颗[ke1]/(Tw) hickey/love bite/ 2476 1
草莓族 草莓族 [cao3 mei2 zu2] /pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw)/ 4156 1
草蜢 草蜢 [cao3 meng3] /grasshopper/ 5016 1
草民 草民 [cao3 min2] /the grass roots/the hoi polloi/ 4565 1
草木 草木 [cao3 mu4] /vegetation/plants/ 5809 1
草木皆兵 草木皆兵 [cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1] /lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy/to feel beleaguered/ 6343 1
草木鳥獸 草木鸟兽 [cao3 mu4 niao3 shou4] /flora and fauna/ 6841 1
草擬 草拟 [cao3 ni3] /first draft/to draw up (a first version)/ 6895 1
草耙 草耙 [cao3 pa2] /a rake/ 6541 1
草爬子 草爬子 [cao3 pa2 zi5] /tick (zoology)/ 5873 1
草皮 草皮 [cao3 pi2] /turf/sward/sod/ 6410 1
草坪 草坪 [cao3 ping2] /lawn/ 7111 1
草坪機 草坪机 [cao3 ping2 ji1] /lawn mower/ 4927 1
草蜻蛉 草蜻蛉 [cao3 qing1 ling2] /green lacewing/ 6903 1
草山 草山 [Cao3 Shan1] /Grassy Hill (hill in Hong Kong)/ 4497 1
草珊瑚 草珊瑚 [cao3 shan1 hu2] /Sarcandra glabra (botany)/ 6182 1
草食 草食 [cao3 shi2] /herbivorous/ 1991 1
草石蠶 草石蚕 [cao3 shi2 can2] /Chinese artichoke/Stachys sieboldii/ 5269 1
草率 草率 [cao3 shuai4] /careless/negligent/sloppy/not serious/ 6914 1
草率收兵 草率收兵 [cao3 shuai4 shou1 bing1] /to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked/ 6343 1
草酸 草酸 [cao3 suan1] /oxalic acid C2H2O4/ 6804 1
草臺班子 草台班子 [cao3 tai2 ban1 zi5] /small, poorly-equipped theatrical troupe that tours small towns and villages/(fig.) makeshift band of individuals/rough and ready outfit/ 1657 1
草體 草体 [cao3 ti3] /see 草書|草书[cao3 shu1]/ 4868 1
草圖 草图 [cao3 tu2] /a sketch/rough drawing/ 6824 1
草屋 草屋 [cao3 wu1] /thatched hut/ 6071 1
草鞋 草鞋 [cao3 xie2] /straw sandals/ 6118 1
草藥 草药 [cao3 yao4] /herbal medicine/ 7111 1
草魚 草鱼 [cao3 yu2] /grass carp/ 7043 1
草原 草原 [cao3 yuan2] /grassland/prairie/CL:片[pian4]/ 6375 1
草原巨蜥 草原巨蜥 [cao3 yuan2 ju4 xi1] /Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)/ 6100 1
草紙 草纸 [cao3 zhi3] /rough straw paper/toilet paper/brown paper/ 5525 1
草字頭兒 草字头儿 [cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] /grass radical 艹/ 6554 1
草本 草本 [[cao3ben3]] /herbaceous/original draft (of a manuscript etc)/ 458 2
草創 草创 [[cao3chuang4]] /to be in the early stages of establishing/ 890 2
草地鷚 草地鹨 [[cao3di4liu4]] /(bird species of China) meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis)/ 962 2
草墊子 草垫子 [[cao3dian4zi5]] /straw mattress; palliasse/ 830 2
草履蟲 草履虫 [[cao3lü3chong2]] /paramecium/ 55 2
草鷺 草鹭 [[cao3lu4]] /(bird species of China) purple heron (Ardea purpurea)/ 962 2
草綠籬鶯 草绿篱莺 [[cao3lü4li2ying1]] /(bird species of China) eastern olivaceous warbler (Iduna pallida)/ 962 2
草木灰 草木灰 [[cao3mu4hui1]] /plant ash/ 389 2
草泥馬 草泥马 [[cao3ni2ma3]] /see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4ni3ma1] (near homophone of 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4ni3ma1] used to avoid Internet censorship)/ 176 2
草食動物 草食动物 [[cao3shi2 dong4wu4]] /herbivore/ 41 2
草書 草书 [[cao3shu1]] /grass script; cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style)/ 889 2
草飼 草饲 [[cao3si4]] /grass-fed/ 609 2
草蓆 草席 [[cao3xi2]] /straw mat/ 305 2
草鴞 草鸮 [[cao3xiao1]] /(bird species of China) eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris)/ 962 2
草原百靈 草原百灵 [[cao3yuan2 bai3ling2]] /(bird species of China) calandra lark (Melanocorypha calandra)/ 962 2
草原灰伯勞 草原灰伯劳 [[cao3yuan2 hui1bo2lao2]] /(bird species of China) steppe grey shrike (Lanius pallidirostris)/ 962 2
草原鵰 草原雕 [[cao3yuan2diao1]] /(bird species of China) steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)/ 962 2
草原鷂 草原鹞 [[cao3yuan2yao4]] /(bird species of China) pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)/ 962 2
草籽 草籽 [[cao3zi3]] /grass seed/ 144 2
[cao4] /variant of 肏[cao4]/ 5388 1
柴草 柴草 [chai2 cao3] /firewood/ 6552 1
長草區 长草区 [chang2 cao3 qu1] /the rough (golf)/ 6606 1
車軸草 车轴草 [che1 zhou2 cao3] /honewort/Cryptotaenia japonica/ 6957 1
車前草 车前草 [[che1qian2cao3]] /see 車前|车前[che1qian2]/ 463 2
吃草 吃草 [[chi1cao3]] /to graze; to eat grass/ 862 2
蟲草 虫草 [[chong2cao3]] /see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草[dong1chong2-xia4cao3]/ 916 2
出草 出草 [chu1 cao3] /(of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition/ 4086 1
鋤草 锄草 [chu2 cao3] /to hoe/to weed/ 6599 1
除草 除草 [chu2 cao3] /to weed/ 6957 1
除草劑 除草剂 [chu2 cao3 ji4] /weed killer/herbicide/ 6708 1
酢漿草 酢浆草 [cu4 jiang1 cao3] /creeping oxalis/edelweiss/ 6314 1
寸草不生 寸草不生 [[cun4cao3-bu4sheng1]] /(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation/ 92 2
打草 打草 [da3 cao3] /to mow grass/haymaking/to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)/ 3907 1
打草驚蛇 打草惊蛇 [da3 cao3 jing1 she2] /lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy/to punish sb as a warning to others/ 2344 1
大草原 大草原 [da4 cao3 yuan2] /prairie/savanna/ 6684 1
大草鶥 大草鹛 [[da4 cao3mei2]] /(bird species of China) giant babax (Pterorhinus waddelli)/ 791 2
大草鶯 大草莺 [[da4 cao3ying1]] /(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)/ 959 2
待宵草 待宵草 [dai4 xiao1 cao3] /evening primrose/ 7062 1
稻草 稻草 [dao4 cao3] /rice straw/ 5339 1
稻草人 稻草人 [dao4 cao3 ren2] /scarecrow/ 7111 1
燈草 灯草 [deng1 cao3] /the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps/ 5161 1
燈草絨 灯草绒 [deng1 cao3 rong2] /see 燈芯絨|灯芯绒[deng1 xin1 rong2]/ 5158 1
燈芯草 灯芯草 [deng1 xin1 cao3] /see 燈心草|灯心草[deng1 xin1 cao3]/ 5161 1
燈心草 灯心草 [deng1 xin1 cao3] /rush (botany)/Juncaceae/ 5161 1
冬蟲夏草 冬虫夏草 [[dong1chong2-xia4cao3]] /caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)/ 916 2
杜甫草堂 杜甫草堂 [Du4 Fu3 Cao3 tang2] /Du Fu's Thatched Cottage (park and museum in Chengdu)/ 4501 1
[fan2] /plant similar to coco-grass 莎草[suo1 cao3] (classical)/ 5902 1
飯糗茹草 饭糗茹草 [[fan4qiu3-ru2cao3]] /(lit.) to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)/(fig.) to live in abject poverty/ 59 2
糞草 粪草 [[fen4cao3]] /compost made with animal manure and straw/ 841 2
風吹草動 风吹草动 [[feng1chui1-cao3dong4]] /(lit.) grass stirring in the wind (idiom)/(fig.) the slightest whiff of trouble/ 59 2
甘草 甘草 [gan1 cao3] /licorice root/ 7111 1
乾草 干草 [gan1 cao3] /hay/ 7111 1
藁草 藁草 [gao3 cao3] /hay/dried grass/ 6272 1
割草 割草 [ge1 cao3] /mow grass/ 7111 1
割草機 割草机 [ge1 cao3 ji1] /lawn mower (machine)/ 6133 1
狗尾巴草 狗尾巴草 [[gou3wei3ba5cao3]] /see 狗尾草[gou3wei3cao3]/ 59 2
狗尾草 狗尾草 [[gou3wei3cao3]] /green foxtail (Setaria viridis)/ 226 2
穀草 谷草 [gu3 cao3] /straw/ 6594 1
鬼針草 鬼针草 [[gui3zhen1cao3]] /beggarticks (Bidens pilosa)/ 284 2
海草 海草 [hai3 cao3] /seagrass/ 6384 1
含羞草 含羞草 [han2 xiu1 cao3] /mimosa/sensitive plant (that closes its leaves when touched)/ 6070 1
好馬不吃回頭草 好马不吃回头草 [hao3 ma3 bu4 chi1 hui2 tou2 cao3] /lit. a good horse doesn't turn around and graze the same patch again (idiom)/fig. once you've moved on, don't go back again (romantic relationship, job etc)/leave the past behind/ 2294 1
禾草 禾草 [he2 cao3] /grass/ 6957 1
[hong2] /used in 葒草|荭草[hong2 cao3]/ 1829 1
葒草 荭草 [hong2 cao3] /(botany) Persicaria orientalis/ 1829 1
呼倫貝爾草原 呼伦贝尔草原 [Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 cao3 yuan2] /Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia/ 5043 1
花草 花草 [hua1 cao3] /flowers and plants/ 7111 1
荒草 荒草 [huang1 cao3] /weeds/brush (vegetation)/wild grassland/ 6121 1
荒煙蔓草 荒烟蔓草 [huang1 yan1 man4 cao3] /lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds/desolate (idiom)/ 6080 1
火絨草 火绒草 [huo3 rong2 cao3] /edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)/ 5975 1
積草屯糧 积草屯粮 [[ji1cao3-tun2liang2]] /(idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war/ 732 2
[ji2] /Bletilla hyacinthina (mucilaginous)/Acronym for the Chinese Elder tree 菫草/ 7111 1
疾風勁草 疾风劲草 [ji2 feng1 jing4 cao3] /lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)/fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis/ 1780 1
疾風知勁草,烈火見真金 疾风知劲草,烈火见真金 [ji2 feng1 zhi1 jin4 cao3 , lie4 huo3 jian4 zhen1 jin1] /lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)/fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis/ 1780 1
疾風知勁草 疾风知劲草 [ji2 feng1 zhi1 jing4 cao3] /lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)/fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis/ 1780 1
紀昀 纪昀 [Ji4 Yun2] /Ji Yun (1724-1805), Qing Dynasty writer, author of supernatural novel Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut 閱微草堂筆記|阅微草堂笔记/ 5130 1
[jian1] /orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草)/Eupatorium (same as 蕑)/ 6897 1
尖草坪 尖草坪 [[Jian1cao3ping2]] /see 尖草坪區|尖草坪区[Jian1cao3ping2 Qu1]/ 139 2
尖草坪區 尖草坪区 [[Jian1cao3ping2 Qu1]] /Jiancaoping, a district of Taiyuan City 太原市[Tai4yuan2 Shi4], Shanxi/ 139 2
剪草除根 剪草除根 [jian3 cao3 chu2 gen1] /lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch/to eradicate/ 6343 1
剪草機 剪草机 [jian3 cao3 ji1] /lawnmower/ 2943 1
結草 结草 [jie2 cao3] /deep gratitude up to death/ 6768 1
結草銜環 结草衔环 [jie2 cao3 xian2 huan2] /to repay sb's kind acts (idiom)/ 5386 1
金魚草 金鱼草 [jin1 yu2 cao3] /snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)/ 1980 1
勁草 劲草 [[jing4cao3]] /tough upright grass/(fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship/ 679 2
救命稻草 救命稻草 [[jiu4ming4 dao4cao3]] /(one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope/ 381 2
枯草 枯草 [[ku1cao3]] /withered grass; dry grass/ 956 2
枯草桿菌 枯草杆菌 [[ku1cao3 gan3jun1]] /bacillus subtilis/ 955 2
枯草熱 枯草热 [[ku1cao3re4]] /hay fever/ 955 2
拉菲草 拉菲草 [la1 fei1 cao3] /raffia (loanword)/ 5736 1
[lan2] /orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)/fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei)/lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)/ 6066 1
撈稻草 捞稻草 [lao1 dao4 cao3] /(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)/to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)/ 2204 1
老牛吃嫩草 老牛吃嫩草 [lao3 niu2 chi1 nen4 cao3] /lit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom)/fig. a May-December relationship/a romance where the man is significantly older than the woman/ 6268 1
李時珍 李时珍 [Li3 Shi2 zhen1] /Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]/ 5130 1
糧草 粮草 [liang2 cao3] /army provisions/rations and fodder/ 6989 1
[[liao2]] /used in 潦草[liao2cao3]/used in 潦倒[liao2dao3]/ 732 2
潦草 潦草 [liao2 cao3] /slipshod; careless; slovenly/(of handwriting) scrawly; illegible/ 1207 1
綠草 绿草 [lü4 cao3] /green grass/ 6593 1
葎草 葎草 [lü4 cao3] /(botany) Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus)/ 1949 1
綠草如茵 绿草如茵 [lü4 cao3 ru2 yin1] /green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on/ 6343 1
落草 落草 [[luo4cao3]] /to take to the woods to become an outlaw/(dialect) to be born (Etymology: in former times, a bed of straw or grass was used as padding during childbirth)/ 622 2
落草為寇 落草为寇 [[luo4cao3-wei2kou4]] /(idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw/ 622 2
蔓草 蔓草 [man4 cao3] /creeper/climbing plant/twiner/ 6875 1
芒草 芒草 [mang2 cao3] /Miscanthus (genus of grass)/ 4785 1
莽草 莽草 [mang3 cao3] /Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves)/ 6894 1
茅草 茅草 [[mao2cao3]] /see 白茅[bai2mao2]/ 530 2
矛紋草鶥 矛纹草鹛 [[mao2wen2 cao3mei2]] /(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Pterorhinus lanceolatus)/ 791 2
名草有主 名草有主 [[ming2cao3-you3zhu3]] /(idiom) (humorous) (of a man) already taken (male counterpart of 名花有主[ming2hua1-you3zhu3])/ 94 2
牧草 牧草 [[mu4cao3]] /pasture grass; fodder/ 331 2
那拉提草原 那拉提草原 [Na4 la1 di1 cao3 yuan2] /Nalat grasslands/ 6685 1
南海子 南海子 [Nan2 Hai3 zi5] /Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海[Cao3 hai3], 南苑[Nan2 yuan4] and the Nanhaizi Wetland in Baotou, Inner Mongolia/ 5043 1
南亞大草鶯 南亚大草莺 [[Nan2ya4 da4cao3ying1]] /(bird species of China) Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis)/ 961 2
拈花惹草 拈花惹草 [nian1 hua1 re3 cao3] /lit. to pick the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)/fig. to womanize/to frequent brothels/to sow one's wild oats/ 5104 1
檸檬草 柠檬草 [[ning2meng2cao3]] /lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)/ 331 2
牛筋草 牛筋草 [niu2 jin1 cao3] /wire grass (Eleusine indica)/ 5015 1
牛膝草 牛膝草 [niu2 xi1 cao3] /hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)/ 5897 1
皮草 皮草 [pi2 cao3] /fur clothing/ 6103 1
萍蓬草 萍蓬草 [ping2 peng2 cao3] /spatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily/ 6593 1
蒲草箱 蒲草箱 [pu2 cao3 xiang1] /rush basket/ 6894 1
奇花異草 奇花异草 [[qi2hua1-yi4cao3]] /(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants/ 219 2
奇花異卉 奇花异卉 [[qi2hua1-yi4hui4]] /see 奇花異草|奇花异草[qi2hua1-yi4cao3]/ 218 2
奇葩異卉 奇葩异卉 [[qi2pa1-yi4hui4]] /see 奇花異草|奇花异草[qi2hua1-yi4cao3]/ 218 2
起草 起草 [qi3 cao3] /to make a draft/to draw up (plans)/ 4658 1
淺草 浅草 [[Qian3cao3]] /Asakusa (district of Tokyo known for its traditional atmosphere and Sensō-ji, a 7th-century Buddhist temple)/ 387 2
茜草 茜草 [[qian4cao3]] /Indian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia)/ 843 2
牆頭草 墙头草 [qiang2 tou2 cao3] /sb who goes whichever way the wind blows/sb with no mind of their own/easily swayed person/opportunist/ 2255 1
青草 青草 [qing1 cao3] /grass/ 7111 1
青草茶 青草茶 [[qing1cao3cha2]] /(Tw) a traditional Taiwanese drink made from cooling medicinal herbs, typically used to relieve internal heat or sore throat, made with ingredients such as mesona 仙草[xian1cao3], fish mint 魚腥草|鱼腥草[yu2xing1cao3], mint and dandelion/ 463 2
惹草拈花 惹草拈花 [re3 cao3 nian1 hua1] /see 拈花惹草[nian1 hua1 re3 cao3]/ 5104 1
惹草沾花 惹草沾花 [re3 cao3 zhan1 hua1] /see 沾花惹草[zhan1 hua1 re3 cao3]/ 5104 1
人生一世,草木一春 人生一世,草木一春 [ren2 sheng1 yi1 shi4 , cao3 mu4 yi1 chun1] /Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence/ 6343 1
人無橫財不富,馬無夜草不肥 人无横财不富,马无夜草不肥 [[ren2 wu2 heng4cai2 bu4 fu4, ma3 wu2 ye4cao3 bu4 fei2]] /(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed/ 519 2
如草 如草 [ru2 cao3] /grassy/ 7111 1
茹藘 茹藘 [[ru2lü2]] /see 茜草[qian4cao3]/ 843 2
乳草 乳草 [ru3 cao3] /milkweeds (genus Asclepias)/ 4715 1
三稜草 三棱草 [san1 leng2 cao3] /sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)/ 5843 1
三葉草 三叶草 [san1 ye4 cao3] /clover/trefoil/ 6594 1
三道眉草鵐 三道眉草鹀 [[san1dao4mei2 cao3wu2]] /(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)/ 961 2
殺草快 杀草快 [sha1 cao3 kuai4] /diquat/ 7111 1
殺人如草 杀人如草 [[sha1ren2-ru2cao3]] /see 殺人如麻|杀人如麻[sha1ren2-ru2ma2]/ 685 2
蛇麻草 蛇麻草 [she2 ma2 cao3] /hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer/ 6544 1
麝香草 麝香草 [she4 xiang1 cao3] /thyme/ 6957 1
神農本草經 神农本草经 [Shen2 nong2 Ben3 cao3 Jing1] /Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls/ 4591 1
食草動物 食草动物 [shi2 cao3 dong4 wu4] /herbivore/ 6779 1
鼠尾草 鼠尾草 [shu3 wei3 cao3] /sage (Salvia officinalis)/ 6571 1
水草 水草 [[shui3cao3]] /aquatic plants/water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals)/(Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw/ 546 2
飼草 饲草 [si4 cao3] /forage grass/ 7111 1
四葉草 四叶草 [si4 ye4 cao3] /four-leaf clover/ 5110 1
松坡湖 松坡湖 [Song1 po1 Hu2] /see 草海[Cao3 hai3]/ 5114 1
蘇州碼子 苏州码子 [[Su1zhou1 ma3zi5]] /Suzhou numerals, i.e. the ten numerals 〡,〢,〣,〤,〥,〦,〧,〨,〩,〸 nowadays mainly used in traditional trades such as Chinese medicine/also called 草碼|草码[cao3ma3]/ 837 2
宿草 宿草 [su4 cao3] /grass that has grown on a grave since last year/(fig.) grave/to have died long ago/fodder provided to animals for the night/ 5227 1
[[suo1]] /used in 莎草[suo1cao3]/ 950 2
蓑草 蓑草 [suo1 cao3] /Chinese alpine rush (botany)/ 5726 1
莎草 莎草 [[suo1cao3]] /coco-grass; nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)/ 950 2
薹草 薹草 [tai2 cao3] /sedge/ 5560 1
薹草屬 薹草属 [tai2 cao3 shu3] /genus Carex/ 5560 1
提摩西草 提摩西草 [[ti2mo2xi1cao3]] /(loanword) Timothy grass/ 217 2
天涯何處無芳草 天涯何处无芳草 [tian1 ya2 he2 chu4 wu2 fang1 cao3] /there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)/ 4785 1
通草 通草 [tong1 cao3] /rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyriferus)/ 4073 1
兔子不吃窩邊草 兔子不吃窝边草 [[tu4zi5 bu4 chi1 wo1bian1 cao3]] /(lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying)/(fig.) even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood/ 59 2
忘憂草 忘忧草 [wang4 you1 cao3] /daylily (Hemerocallis fulva)/ 6471 1
臥草 卧草 [wo4 cao3] /(substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck/WTF/(soccer) to waste time by feigning injury/ 2513 1
烏拉特草原 乌拉特草原 [Wu1 la1 te4 cao3 yuan2] /Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia/ 6039 1
[[wu4]] /used in 烏拉|乌拉[wu4la5]/used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3]/ 547 2
烏拉 乌拉 [[wu4la5]] /leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4la5cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter/ 547 2
烏拉草 乌拉草 [[wu4la5cao3]] /Carex meyeriana/ 547 2
溪黃草 溪黄草 [xi1 huang2 cao3] /Rabdosia lophanthoides (no common name), herb plant of Lamiaceae family (together with mint and lavender), used in TCM/ 5007 1
蟋蟀草 蟋蟀草 [xi1 shuai4 cao3] /wire grass (Eleusine indica)/ 5015 1
仙草 仙草 [xian1 cao3] /medicinal herb (genus Mesona)/grass jelly/ 5740 1
咸豐草 咸丰草 [[xian2feng1cao3]] /(Tw) (botany) hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa var. radiata)/ 293 2
香草 香草 [xiang1 cao3] /aromatic herb/vanilla/alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei/(fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)/ 5548 1
香草蘭 香草兰 [xiang1 cao3 lan2] /vanilla (Vanilla planifolia)/ 6144 1
香根草 香根草 [xiang1 gen1 cao3] /vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)/ 6071 1
香草精 香草精 [[xiang1cao3jing1]] /vanilla extract; vanilla essence/ 70 2
象草 象草 [[xiang4cao3]] /elephant grass; napier grass/ 314 2
校草 校草 [xiao4 cao3] /the most handsome boy in the school (see also 校花[xiao4 hua1])/ 4139 1
校花 校花 [xiao4 hua1] /the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiao4 cao3])/school beauty queen/campus belle/prom queen/ 4139 1
纈草 缬草 [xie2 cao3] /valerian (Valeriana officinalis)/ 4213 1
新修本草 新修本草 [Xin1 xiu1 ben3 cao3] /Tang dynasty compendium of herbal medicine/ 6560 1
行草 行草 [xing2 cao3] /semicursive script/ 2953 1
熊膽草 熊胆草 [xiong2 dan3 cao3] /Conyza blinii/ 5419 1
萱草 萱草 [xuan1 cao3] /Hemerocallis fulva/daylily/ 6471 1
薰衣草 薰衣草 [[xun1yi1cao3]] /lavender (genus Lavandula)/ 529 2
熏衣草 熏衣草 [[xun1yi1cao3]] /variant of 薰衣草[xun1yi1cao3]/ 529 2
壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 [ya1 si3 luo4 tuo5 de5 zui4 hou4 yi1 gen1 dao4 cao3] /the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)/the final straw/ 2205 1
煙草 烟草 [yan1 cao3] /tobacco/ 7111 1
藥草 药草 [yao4 cao3] /medicinal herb/ 4744 1
野草 野草 [ye3 cao3] /weeds/mistress or prostitute (old)/ 6103 1
𬟁 [yi4] /see 虉草|𬟁草[yi4 cao3]/ 3128 1
虉草 𬟁草 [yi4 cao3] /reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)/ 3128 1
益母草 益母草 [yi4 mu3 cao3] /motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)/ 6552 1
隱身草 隐身草 [yin3 shen1 cao3] /legendary grass conferring invisibility/fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans/ 6723 1
隱身草兒 隐身草儿 [yin3 shen1 cao3 r5] /erhua variant of 隱身草|隐身草[yin3 shen1 cao3]/ 5102 1
櫻花草 樱花草 [ying1 hua1 cao3] /primrose/ 7111 1
又要馬兒好,又要馬兒不吃草 又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草 [you4 yao4 ma3 r5 hao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] /see 又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]/ 4757 1
又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草 又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草 [you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] /lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)/fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too/ 4757 1
魚腥草 鱼腥草 [[yu2xing1cao3]] /chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata)/ 879 2
閱微草堂筆記 阅微草堂笔记 [Yue4 wei1 Cao3 tang2 Bi3 ji4] /Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural/The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny/ 5130 1
芸草 芸草 [yun2 cao3] /(botany) rue (Ruta graveolens)/ 1975 1
雜草 杂草 [[za2cao3]] /weeds/ 374 2
[zha3] /see 苲草[zha3 cao3]/ 4735 1
苲草 苲草 [zha3 cao3] /hornwort/ 4735 1
沾花惹草 沾花惹草 [zhan1 hua1 re3 cao3] /to fondle the flowers and trample the grass (idiom)/to womanize/to frequent brothels/to sow one's wild oats/ 5334 1
斬草除根 斩草除根 [zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1] /to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to eliminate completely/ 6343 1
張旭 张旭 [Zhang1 Xu4] /Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书/ 6684 1
招風攬火 招风揽火 [[zhao1feng1-lan3huo3]] /see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1feng1-re3cao3]/ 527 2
招風惹草 招风惹草 [[zhao1feng1-re3cao3]] /(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself/ 807 2
招風惹雨 招风惹雨 [[zhao1feng1-re3yu3]] /see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1feng1-re3cao3]/ 527 2
紙草 纸草 [zhi3 cao3] /papyrus/ 7111 1
中草藥 中草药 [zhong1 cao3 yao4] /Chinese herbal medicine/ 6977 1
中亞草原 中亚草原 [Zhong1 Ya4 cao3 yuan2] /Central Asian grasslands/ 6377 1
種草 种草 [[zhong4cao3]] /(neologism) (slang) to spark interest in a product or idea (esp. on social media)/ 542 2
豬籠草 猪笼草 [zhu1 long2 cao3] /tropical pitcher plant (i.e. genus Nepenthes)/ 3249 1
豬草 猪草 [[zhu1cao3]] /weeds or grass used to feed pigs/ 838 2
竹節草 竹节草 [[zhu2jie2cao3]] /Mackie's pest; lovegrass (Chrysopogon aciculatus)/ 381 2
紫草 紫草 [zi3 cao3] /red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)/flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye/arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)/ 6482 1
紫草科 紫草科 [zi3 cao3 ke1] /Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)/ 6775 1
棕草鶥 棕草鹛 [[zong1cao3mei2]] /(bird species of China) Tibetan babax (Pterorhinus koslowi)/ 803 2

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