打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 撮 zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn 依依 yī yī reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind syn 基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization 青草 qīng cǎo grass 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 草本 cǎo běn grass / herb 凉粉 涼粉 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 syn 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 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn 草鱼 草魚 cǎo yú grass carp syn 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 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 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 syn 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 syn 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 割草 gē cǎo mow grass 饲草 飼草 sì cǎo forage grass syn 刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion 葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn 分蘖 分櫱 fēn niè tiller (stem at the base of grass plants) syn 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 香茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) 禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family 莎草 suō cǎo coco-grass / nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) 薛 xuē wormwood like grass (classical) 芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn 莽 mǎng (bound form) dense growth of grass / (literary) vast / boundless / (bound form) boorish / reckless 茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 荪 蓀 sūn fragrant grass 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 刍 芻 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 簟 diàn fine woven grass mat syn 荛 蕘 ráo fuel / grass 苕 tiáo reed grass / Chinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora) (old) 乇 zhé "blade of grass" component in Chinese characters 鲩 鯇 huàn grass carp syn 莛 tíng stalk of grass syn 茷 fá denseness of grass-foliage 蕝 jué coarse grass used to show rank 稂 láng grass / weeds syn 芝焚蕙叹 芝焚蕙歎 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 艸 cǎo grass 簑 suō 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 syn 疾风劲草 疾風勁草 jí fēng jìng cǎo lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis syn 疾风知劲草 疾風知勁草 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 秋荼密網 qiū tú mì wǎng flowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom) / fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law 绿草如茵 綠草如茵 lǜ cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom) / fig. peaceful society 薠 fán plant similar to coco-grass 莎草[suo1 cao3] (classical) 这山望着那山高 這山望著那山高 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 mǎng rank grass / overgrown weeds 蓔 yǎo a variety of grass 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 艹 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] 花押 huā yā signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc) syn 刍荛 芻蕘 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman syn 茦 cè pointed grass blade / to prick 韎 mèi a grass that gives red dye 莦 shāo jungle grass / lair 菼 tǎn Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Amur silvergrass) / Miscanthus sinensis (feather grass) 稊 tí grass / tares 葽 yāo Polygala japonica / lush (grass) 张旭 張旭 zhāng xù Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书 丵 zhuó 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 兔子不吃窩邊草 tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo lit. a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (idiom) / fig. even a scoundrel does not do harm in his immediate neighborhood 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 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金 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 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 草字头儿 草字頭兒 cǎo zì tóu r grass radical 艹 草尼马 草尼馬 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 草鴞 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 隱身草 yǐn shēn cǎo legendary grass conferring invisibility / fig. to conceal oneself or one's plans syn 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 草泥馬 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 芒草 máng cǎo Miscanthus (genus of grass) 向基层主动行动提供组织和合作支助 Organizational and Cooperative Support to Grass-roots Initiatives 基层组织计划支助基金 Grass-roots Initiatives Support Fund 