Meaning of cǎo:
草
variant of 草[cao3]; grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]; variant of 肏[cao4]
Zhè piàn cǎodì kàn qǐlái fēicháng piàoliang.
这片草地看起来非常漂亮。
This grass field looks very beautiful.
Xiǎo gǒu zài cǎo dì shàng wán shuǎ.
小狗在草地上玩耍。
The puppy is playing on the grass.
Tā yòng gān cǎo biān le yí gè lánzi.
他用干草编了一个篮子。
He wove a basket with straw.
Tā zhèngzài xiūgǎi tā de xiǎoshuō cǎogǎo.
他正在修改他的小说草稿。
He is revising his novel manuscript.
Wǒ zhèngzài xiě bàogào de chū cǎo.
我正在写报告的初草。
I am writing the first draft of the report.
Xiǎo māo zài wánshuǎ lǜsè de cǎo.
小猫在玩耍绿色的草。
The kitten is playing with the green grass.
Xiǎo māo zài tiányě lǐ zhuīgǎn húdié, kāixīn de zài cǎo cóng zhōng fāngǔn.
小猫在田野里追赶蝴蝶，开心地在草丛中翻滚。
The kitten chased butterflies in the field, happily rolling in the grass.
careless; rough
Tā xiě de tài cǎo le, wǒ kàn bù qīngchǔ.
他写得太草了，我看不清楚。
He wrote too carelessly, I can't read clearly.
Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de hěn cǎo.
这篇文章写得很草。
This article is written very roughly.
