Chinese

草地

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/
lawn; grass
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese草 “herbaceous plant; herb; weed; wort; grass; forb”
    • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
    • soundChinese早 “early; in advance; soon”
      • meaningChinese日 “Sun”
      • soundChinese棗 “jujube; Chinese date”
      • ideaChinese甲 “shell; carapace”
  • characterChinese地 “earth”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese也 “Particle used at the end of copular constructions involving a nominal predicate; to be (although no…”

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