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稻草

稻草 (dào cǎo): Straw (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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稻草 consists of 2 characters.

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Pinyindào cǎo

Meaningstraw

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word稻草

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3.

How to Use 稻草 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 稻草 with other words naturally.

Idiom

yā压

kuǎ垮

luò骆

tuo驼

de的

zuì最

hòu后

yī一

gēn根

dào稻

cǎo草

neutral

the last straw that breaks the camel's back

jiù救

mìng命

dào稻

cǎo草

neutral

a lifesaving straw

Noun + Nounwith人

dào稻

cǎo草

rén人

neutral

scarecrow

Measure Word + Nounwith根

yī一

gēn根

dào稻

cǎo草

4.

Example Sentences with 稻草

tián田

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

dào稻

cǎo草

neutral

a straw

。

There is a lot of straw in the field.

nóng农

mín民

yòng用

dào稻

cǎo草

gěi给

niú牛

pū铺

le了

yī一

gè个

wēn温

nuǎn暖

de的

chuáng床

。

The farmer used straw to make a warm bed for the cow.

tā他

jǐn紧

jǐn紧

zhuā抓

zhù住

zhè这

zuì最

hòu后

yì一

gēn根

dào稻

cǎo草

，

shì试

tú图

wǎn挽

jiù救

bīn濒

lín临

pò破

chǎn产

de的

gōng公

sī司

。

He tightly grasped this last straw, trying to save the company on the verge of bankruptcy.

nóng农

mín民

yòng用

dào稻

cǎo草

gài盖

zhù住

shū蔬

cài菜

，

fáng防

zhǐ止

tā它

men们

bèi被

dòng冻

huài坏

。

Farmers use straw to cover vegetables to prevent them from freezing.

bié别

zhǐ指

wàng望

yòng用

nà那

diǎn点

dào稻

cǎo草

jiù就

néng能

shuō说

fú服

gù固

zhí执

de的

tā他

，

zhè这

gēn根

běn本

háng行

bù不

tōng通

。

Don't expect to persuade the stubborn him with just that little straw; it simply won't work.

tā她

shōu收

jí集

le了

gān干

zào燥

de的

dào稻

cǎo草

，

zhǔn准

bèi备

wèi为

chǒng宠

wù物

cāng仓

shǔ鼠

dā搭

jiàn建

yí一

gè个

shū舒

shì适

de的

wō窝

。

She collected dry straw to prepare to build a comfortable nest for her pet hamster.

zài在

xiāng乡

cūn村

，

dào稻

cǎo草

cháng常

bèi被

yòng用

lái来

zhì制

zuò作

shǒu手

gōng工

yì艺

pǐn品

，

bǐ比

rú如

cǎo草

mào帽

hé和

cǎo草

xié鞋

。

In the countryside, straw is often used to make handicrafts, such as straw hats and straw shoes.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

dào稻

cǎo草

wū屋

dǐng顶

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

gǔ古

pǔ朴

，

dàn但

tā它

què却

tí提

gōng供

le了

jí极

jiā佳

de的

gé隔

rè热

xiào效

guǒ果

。

Although the thatched roof looks rustic, it provides excellent thermal insulation.