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title: "Caoan Meaning: 草案 (cǎo’àn) Means “draft”"
description: "草案 (cǎo’àn) means “draft (of a law or plan)”. Hear its tones, see what 草 and 案 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 草案 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

草案 cǎo’àn

## draft (of a law or plan)

## Its characters

1. 草 cǎo draft (as in 草稿)
2. 案 àn proposal

## In a sentence

新的计划草案下周讨论。 The new draft plan will be discussed next week.

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## More words with 草 or 案

- [案件 ànjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anjian)
- [案例 ànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anli)
- [拔草 bácǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bacao)
- [草地 cǎodì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caodi)
- [草原 cǎoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoyuan)
- [答案 dá’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daan)
- [档案 dàng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangan)
- [方案 fāng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangan)
- [立案 lì’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lian)
- [图案 tú’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuan)

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