Chinese words · HSK 3

草

cǎo

grass; straw

Every meaning

cǎo

  1. grass; straw
  2. draft (as in 草稿)
  3. (slang) fuck; damn (softened online stand-in for a swear word)
  4. careless; rough (as in 草率)
  5. cursive script (as in 草书)

In a sentence

  • 院子里的草长得很高。

    The grass in the yard has grown very tall.

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Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).