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寸草不生
cùncǎobùshēng
1. lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
2. fig. barren

Character Breakdown

寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6 3 丶
草
cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
HSK 3 9 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶

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