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草稿
草稿
(cǎo gǎo): Draft (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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草 • cǎo • grass • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
cǎo
草
grass
稿 • gǎo • draft, manuscript, straw
gǎo
稿
draft, manuscript, straw
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 草稿.
Words with
草
草地
cǎo dì
lawn
草原
cǎo yuán
grassland
草案
cǎo àn
draft; ground plan
草率
cǎo shuài
careless; perfunctory; rash
起草
qǐ cǎo
draft; draw up; write out
潦草
liáo cǎo
careless / sloppy
稻草
dào cǎo
straw
草丛
cǎo cóng
Grass
Words with
稿
稿件
gǎo jiàn
manuscript; contribution
稿子
gǎo zi
draft of a document
投稿
tóu gǎo
Submit (an article) / Contribute
初稿
chū gǎo
first draft; rough draft
原稿
yuán gǎo
original manuscript
手稿
shǒu gǎo
manuscript
撰稿人
zhuàn gǎo rén
writer, contributor
4.
Example Sentences with 草稿
Wǒ
我
xiān
先
xiě
写
yī
一
gè
个
cǎo
草
gǎo
稿
。
I'll write a draft first.
Tā
他
bǎ
把
cǎo
草
gǎo
稿
jiāo
交
gěi
给
lǎo
老
shī
师
jiǎn
Zhè
这
piān
篇
zuò
作
wén
文
de
的
cǎo
草
gǎo
稿
hái
还
xū
检
chá
查
。
He handed the draft to the teacher for review.
需
yào
要
xiū
修
gǎi
改
。
The draft of this essay still needs revision.
