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"grass-roots action" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
基层行动 基層行動 grass-roots action
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn
树根 樹根 shù gēn tree roots syn
回老家 huí lǎo jiā to go back to one's roots / to return to one's native place / by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die) syn
青草 qīng cǎo grass
草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.)
寻根 尋根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter
牧草 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage
寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn
草本 cǎo běn grass / herb
水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw
草书 草書 cǎo shū grass script / cursive script (Chinese calligraphic style) syn
依依 yī yī reluctant to part / (of grass etc) soft and pliable, swaying in the wind syn
支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn
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
除根 chú gēn to root out / to eliminate the roots / to cure once and for all syn
苦参 苦參 kǔ shēn liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM syn
葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn
基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization
绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass
凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish)
吃草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass
百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora
草鱼 草魚 cǎo yú grass carp syn
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
远志 遠志 yuǎn zhì far-reaching ambition / lofty ideal / milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), with roots used in Chinese medicine syn
忘本 wàng běn to forget one's roots syn
割草 gē cǎo mow grass
饲草 飼草 sì cǎo forage grass syn
归根 歸根 guī gēn to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn
刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion
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
紫草 zǐ cǎo red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) / flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye / arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)
香茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus)
禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family
草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn
告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass
薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn
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
撮 zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn
刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth syn
艹 cǎo grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
莽 mǎng (bound form) dense growth of grass / (literary) vast / boundless / (bound form) boorish / reckless
荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion
茹 rú to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) syn
莎草 suō cǎo coco-grass / nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus)
荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn
茸 róng (bound form) (of newly sprouted grass) soft and fine / downy syn
荪 蓀 sūn fragrant grass
叶落归根 葉落歸根 yè luò guī gēn a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home. syn
壅 yōng to obstruct / to stop up / to heap soil around the roots of a plant
菅 jiān (grass) / Themeda forsbali
打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc)
根深叶茂 根深葉茂 gēn shēn yè mào deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) / (fig.) well established and growing strongly 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
荑 tí (grass) syn
鲩 鯇 huàn grass carp syn
了 le (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) syn
在 zài to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) syn
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
呢 ne particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") / particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") / particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") / (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action / particle indicating strong affirmation syn
被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
起来 起來 qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) / indicating completion / (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment / also pr. [qi3lai5] syn
起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn
下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) syn
行动 行動 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile syn
加 jiā to add / plus / (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity syn
动作 動作 dòng zuò movement / motion / action (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to act / to move syn
直 zhí straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters syn
作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn
采取 採取 cǎi qǔ to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) / to take syn
手下 shǒu xià under one's control or administration / subordinates / (money etc) on hand / sb's financial means / when taking action syn
行事 xíng shì to execute / to handle / behavior / action / conduct syn
方案 fāng àn plan / program (for action etc) / proposal / proposed bill / CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn
玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn
举动 舉動 jǔ dòng act / action / activity / move / movement syn
按钮 按鈕 àn niǔ to push a button / button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
着 著 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state syn
打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu to greet sb by word or action / to give prior notice syn
手脚 手腳 shǒu jiǎo hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:道[dao4]) syn
加以 jiā yǐ in addition / moreover / (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned) / to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb) / to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) syn
唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ to waken (to action) / to rouse (the masses) / to evoke (attention, recollection etc) syn
自食其果 zì shí qí guǒ to eat one's own fruit (idiom) / fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action / to reap what one has sown syn
一举 一舉 yī jǔ a move / an action / in one move / at a stroke / in one go syn
染指 rǎn zhǐ to dip a finger (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action / abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎
处分 處分 chǔ fèn to discipline sb / to punish / disciplinary action / to deal with (a matter) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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