水草

shuǐcǎo
noun #47,332

Meanings

  1. 1 water plants
  2. 2 waterweed
  3. 3 water and pasture

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yúgāng lǐ zhòng le yìxiē shuǐcǎo.
Some water plants have been planted in the fish tank.
HSK 7-9
Mùmín gǎn zhe yángqún, dàochù xúnzhǎo shuǐcǎo.
The herders drive their flocks from place to place in search of water and pasture.

Tips

usage
Two senses: plants that grow in water, in a pond, a river or a fish tank; and, in herding life, water and grass together, the two things a herd needs. The second is behind 逐水草而居, 'to live by following water and pasture', said of nomads.

Stroke Order

水 shuǐ
草 cǎo