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草芥
草芥
(cǎo jiè): Trivial thing (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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草 • cǎo • grass • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
cǎo
草
grass
芥 • jiè • mustard plant; mustard; tiny
jiè
芥
mustard plant; mustard; tiny
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 草芥.
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
芥
芥末
jiè mo
mustard (condiment)
芥菜
jiè cài
mustard green (vegetable)
芥蒂
jiè dì
ill feeling; grudge
心存芥蒂
xīn cún jiè dì
to harbor a grudge or lingering resentment; to feel ill will toward someone due to a past offense
4.
Example Sentences with 草芥
tā
他
bǎ
把
jīn
金
qián
钱
shì
视
rú
如
cǎo
草
jiè
芥
。
He regards money as worthless.
zài
在
gǔ
古
dài
代
，
yǒu
有
xiē
些
tǒng
统
zhì
治
zhě
者
zhè
这
gè
个
chéng
成
yǔ
语
“
shì
视
rú
如
cǎo
草
jiè
shì
视
bǎi
百
xìng
姓
de
的
shēng
生
mìng
命
rú
如
cǎo
草
jiè
芥
。
In ancient times, some rulers regarded the lives of common people as trivial.
芥
”
yòng
用
lái
来
xíng
形
róng
容
duì
对
mǒu
某
rén
人
huò
或
mǒu
某
wù
物
jí
极
dù
度
qīng
轻
shì
视
，
rèn
认
wéi
为
háo
毫
wú
无
jià
价
zhí
值
。
The idiom 'regard as grass and mustard' describes extreme contempt for someone or something, considering it worthless.
