方格纸 方格紙 fāng gé zhǐ squared paper / graph paper / grid paper (manuscript paper with squares for Chinese characters) 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw / bag filled with straw / (fig.) a good-for-nothing / clumsy oaf syn 草菇 cǎo gū straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) / paddy straw mushroom 荮 葤 zhòu (dialect) to wrap with straw / classifier for a bundle (of bowls, dishes etc) tied with straw syn 史卓 shǐ zhuó Straw (name) / Jack Straw (1946-), UK Labour Party politician, foreign secretary 2001-2006 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 yā sǐ luò tuo de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom) / the final straw 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 论文 論文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old) syn 试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] syn 纸质 紙質 zhǐ zhì (attributive) paper / hard-copy / printed / paper quality 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 卷子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper syn 考试卷 考試卷 kǎo shì juàn exam paper / test paper / CL:張|张[zhang1] 薄纸 薄紙 báo zhǐ thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc) 纸带 紙帶 zhǐ dài paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer 蜡纸 蠟紙 là zhǐ wax paper / stencil paper 一物降一物 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object / every item has a weakness (idiom) / there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock 纸样 紙樣 zhǐ yàng paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten 放大纸 放大紙 fàng dà zhǐ enlarging paper (photography) / bromide paper 纸火锅 紙火鍋 zhǐ huǒ guō paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table) 冥纸 冥紙 míng zhǐ joss paper made to resemble paper money 冥钱 冥錢 míng qián joss paper made to resemble paper money 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise 稻草 dào cǎo rice straw 忍无可忍 忍無可忍 rěn wú kě rěn more than one can bear (idiom) / at the end of one's patience / the last straw 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 管子 guǎn zi tube / pipe / drinking straw / CL:根[gen1] syn 吸食 xī shí (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw syn 秸秆 秸稈 jiē gǎn straw syn 吸管 xī guǎn (drinking) straw / pipette / eyedropper / snorkel / CL:支[zhi1] 草鞋 cǎo xié straw sandals 草帽 cǎo mào straw hat syn 柴火 chái huo plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc) syn 救命稻草 jiù mìng dào cǎo (one's) last straw to clutch at / one's last hope 导火线 導火線 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw syn 蓬乱 蓬亂 péng luàn matted (of straw or hair) / unkempt / overgrown / scraggly / thatch syn 山 shān mountain / hill (CL:座[zuo4]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on syn 麦秸 麥秸 mài jiē straw from barley or wheat syn 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn 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 谷草 穀草 gǔ cǎo straw 草垫 草墊 cǎo diàn straw mattress 荐 薦 jiàn to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat syn 簦 dēng large umbrella for stalls / an ancient kind of bamboo or straw hat 刍 芻 chú to mow or cut grass / hay / straw / fodder 蓑 suō rain coat made of straw etc 苫 shān straw mat / thatch syn 寝苫枕块 寢苫枕塊 qǐn shān zhěn kuài bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom) / the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period 章甫荐履 章甫薦履 zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom) / everything turned upside down 一叶知秋 一葉知秋 yī yè zhī qiū lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind 矮杆品种 矮桿品種 ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng short-stalked variety / short straw variety 扐 lè divination by straw 葄 zuò straw cushion / pillow 莝 cuò to chop straw fine for animals 熜 zǒng torch made from hemp straw (old) 禾秆 禾稈 hé gǎn straw 草垫子 草墊子 cǎo diàn zi straw mattress / palliasse syn 草秆 草稈 cǎo gǎn straw / grain stalks 草荐 草薦 cǎo jiàn straw mattress / palliasse syn 蚕蔟 蠶蔟 cán cù small bundle of straw etc provided for silkworms to spin cocoons on 要子 yào zi straw rope 麻茎 麻莖 má jīng hemp straw 一吸管海洛因 yī xī guǎn hǎi luò yīn straw of heroin 未切罂粟杆 unlanced poppy straw 切割过的罂粟草 lanced poppy straw 意向性投票 yì xiàng xìng tóu piào straw poll 罂粟杆浓缩物 罌粟桿濃縮物 poppy straw concentrate 草砖 草磚 straw bale 蒲鞋 pú xié straw sandals 綥 qí dark gray / straw sandals 粪草 糞草 fèn cǎo compost made with animal manure and straw 引火线 引火線 yǐn huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw 草编 草編 cǎo biān straw weaving 柴禾 chái hé plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc) syn 落草 luò cǎo 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) syn 大概 dà gài roughly / probably / rough / approximate / about / general idea syn 粗糙 cū cāo crude / gruff / rough / coarse syn 坎坷 kǎn kě (of a road) bumpy / (of life) rough / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes syn 大体 大體 dà tǐ in general / more or less / in rough terms / basically / on the whole / overall situation / the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students syn 粗暴 cū bào crude / crass / rude / rough / harsh syn 粗犷 粗獷 cū guǎng rough / rude / boorish / straightforward / uninhibited syn 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 风浪 風浪 fēng làng wind and waves / rough waters / (fig.) hardship syn 粗略 cū lüè rough (not precise or accurate) / cursory syn 修整 xiū zhěng to spruce up / to renovate / to tend (a garden) / to groom (one's hair) / to finish (a rough surface) / to trim (a lawn) / to touch up (a photo) syn 干涩 乾澀 gān sè dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style) syn 草图 草圖 cǎo tú a sketch / rough drawing 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person 粗野 cū yě insolent / boorish / rough (in actions) syn 约略 約略 yuē lüè approximate / rough syn 粗制滥造 粗製濫造 cū zhì làn zào to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom) / rough and slipshod work syn 毛料 máo liào rough lumber / woollen cloth syn 毛边 毛邊 máo biān (textiles, papermaking etc) raw edge / rough edge 龙胆 龍膽 lóng dǎn rough gentian / Japanese gentian (Gentiana scabra) 粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cū zhī dà yè thick stems and broad leaves (idiom) / boorish / rough and ready / sloppy syn 画稿 畫稿 huà gǎo rough sketch (of a painting) / (of an official) to approve a document by signing it 粗疏 cū shū coarse / rough / careless syn 打草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 粗饲料 粗飼料 cū sì liào silage / rough fodder 