草稿 cǎo gǎo ㄘㄠˇ ㄍㄠˇ cou2 gou2
- draft
- outline
- sketch
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草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
稿
- 投稿 tóu gǎo ㄊㄡˊ ㄍㄠˇ tau4 gou2 to submit articles for publication
- 稿子 gǎo zi ㄍㄠˇ ˙ㄗ gou2 zi2 draft of a document
- 供稿 gōng gǎo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠˇ gung1 gou2 to contribute (to a magazine etc)
- 初稿 chū gǎo ㄔㄨ ㄍㄠˇ co1 gou2 first draft (of writing)
- 原稿 yuán gǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄠˇ jyun4 gou2 manuscript
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- 审稿 審稿 shěn gǎo ㄕㄣˇ ㄍㄠˇ sam2 gou2 to review (a paper or manuscript)
- 征稿 徵稿 zhēng gǎo ㄓㄥ ㄍㄠˇ zing1 gou2 to solicit contributions (to a publication)
- 截稿 jié gǎo ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄠˇ zit6 gou2 (of a newspaper) to stop accepting incoming articles
- 手稿 shǒu gǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄍㄠˇ sau2 gou2 manuscript
- 拙稿 zhuō gǎo ㄓㄨㄛ ㄍㄠˇ zyut3 gou2 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 撤稿 chè gǎo ㄔㄜˋ ㄍㄠˇ cit3 gou2 to withdraw a submission; to retract a submission (to a newspaper, magazine, journal etc)
- 撰稿 zhuàn gǎo ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄠˇ zaan6 gou2 to write (an article for publication)
- 拟稿 擬稿 nǐ gǎo ㄋㄧˇ ㄍㄠˇ ji5 gou2 to draft (a statement)
- 改稿 gǎi gǎo ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄠˇ goi2 gou2 to revise a manuscript
- 文稿 wén gǎo ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄠˇ man4 gou2 manuscript
- 书稿 書稿 shū gǎo ㄕㄨ ㄍㄠˇ syu1 gou2 manuscript of a book
- 洗稿 xǐ gǎo ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄠˇ sai2 gou2 to modify a text so it can be plagiarized without detection (neologism c. 2014, formed by analogy with 洗钱, to launder money)
- 画稿 畫稿 huà gǎo ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄠˇ waa2 gou2 rough sketch (of a painting)
- 发稿 發稿 fā gǎo ㄈㄚ ㄍㄠˇ faat3 gou2 (of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer
- 稿件 gǎo jiàn ㄍㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gou2 gin6 piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
Idioms with these characters
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
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- 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ cou2 gaan1 jan4 ming6 to have disregard for human life (idiom)
- 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ cou2 mun5 ling4 jyu5 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2 lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 在 写 寫 演讲 演講 的 草稿 。
I am writing a draft of the speech.
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