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草木
cǎomù
1. vegetation
2. plants
Uncommon • Top 47%

Character Breakdown

草
cǎo
grass, herbs; straw, thatch
HSK 3 9 丶
木
mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (4)

草木灰
cǎomùhuī
plant ash
草木皆兵
cǎomùjiēbīng
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
草木鸟兽
cǎomùniǎoshòu
flora and fauna
人生一世，草木一春
rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn
Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
39,782 of 84,292