温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 闻到 聞到 wén dào to smell / to sniff sth out / to perceive by smelling syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet 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 山芋 shān yù sweet potato syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 青草 qīng cǎo grass 草根 cǎo gēn grass roots (lit. and fig.) 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor syn 甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas syn 牧草 mù cǎo pasture / forage grass / pasturage 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 红薯 紅薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato syn 草本 cǎo běn grass / herb 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) syn 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) 水草 shuǐ cǎo aquatic plants / water and grass (i.e. favorable foraging land for livestock or wild animals) / (Malaysia) (coll.) drinking straw 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 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 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato / yam syn 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 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 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 葱葱 蔥蔥 cōng cōng verdant and thick (foliage, grass etc) syn 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 基层组织 基層組織 jī céng zǔ zhī grass-roots organization 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging syn 绿草 綠草 lǜ cǎo green grass 凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish) / grass jelly (Chinese dish) 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 吃草 chī cǎo to graze / to eat grass 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu / strong-smelling preserved beancurd / fig. rough exterior but lovable person 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 百草 bǎi cǎo all kinds of grass / all kinds of flora 草鱼 草魚 cǎo yú grass carp syn 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass / dry grass 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 仙草 xiān cǎo medicinal herb (genus Mesona) / grass jelly 草莽 cǎo mǎng a rank growth of grass / uncultivated land / wilderness syn 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 蕃薯 fán shǔ sweet potato 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 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 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 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 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 白薯 bái shǔ sweet potato syn 香茅 xiāng máo lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) 禾本科 hé běn kē Graminae or Poaceae, the grass family 嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking / ingratiating 甜 tián sweet syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] syn 草 cǎo grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1] syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 告密者 gào mì zhě tell-tale / informer (esp. to police) / whistleblower / grass 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 薛 xuē wormwood like grass (classical) 悄悄话 悄悄話 qiāo qiao huà whisperings / private words / confidences / sweet nothings 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 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 撮 zuǒ classifier for hair or grass: tuft / Taiwan pr. [cuo4] syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet syn 荤 葷 hūn strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc) / non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc) / vulgar / obscene 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 