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 青草 qīng cǎo grass 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 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 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 撂倒 liào dǎo to knock down / to mow down 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 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 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 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 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 菅 jiān (grass) / Themeda forsbali 刍 芻 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 刈 yì mow syn 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 芟 shān to cut down / to mow / to eliminate / scythe syn 荑 tí (grass) syn 鲩 鯇 huàn grass carp syn 花押 huā yā signature (in grass-style writing) / symbol used in place of a signature (on a document, contract etc) syn 莛 tíng stalk of grass syn 茷 fá denseness of grass-foliage 蓰 xǐ (grass) / increase five fold 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 刍荛 芻蕘 chú ráo to mow grass and cut firewood / grass mower / woodman syn 乂 yì to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow 摲 shàn to cut down / mow 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) 薽 zhēn (grass) / (orchid) 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 