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title: "Caoyuan Meaning: 草原 (cǎoyuán) Means “grassland”"
description: "草原 (cǎoyuán) means “grassland; prairie; steppe”. Hear its tones, see what 草 and 原 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 草原 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

草原 cǎoyuán

## grassland; prairie; steppe

## Its characters

1. 草 cǎo grass
2. 原 yuán plain

## In a sentence

夏天的草原非常美。 The grassland is very beautiful in summer.

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## More words with 草 or 原

- [拔草 bácǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bacao)
- [草案 cǎo’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoan)
- [草地 cǎodì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caodi)
- [高原 gāoyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoyuan)
- [还原 huányuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huanyuan)
- [平原 píngyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingyuan)
- [原本 yuánběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanben)
- [原材料 yuáncáiliào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuancailiao)
- [原创 yuánchuàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanchuang)
- [原来 yuánlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yuanlai)

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