草原

cǎoyuán
noun HSK 5 #10,602

Meanings

  1. 1 grassland; prairie; steppe

Characters

Grassy plains - vast open grasslands.

Examples

HSK 3
Niú yáng zài cǎoyuán shàng chī cǎo.
Cattle and sheep graze on the grassland.
HSK 3
Wǒ yīzhí xiǎng qù cǎoyuán qímǎ.
I've always wanted to ride horses on the grasslands.
HSK 6
Nèi Měnggǔ de cǎoyuán fēicháng měilì.
The grasslands of Inner Mongolia are very beautiful.

Tips

culture
China's most famous grasslands are in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古). The Hulunbuir Grassland (呼伦贝尔草原) is one of the world's largest. Grassland tourism - riding horses, staying in yurts (蒙古包), and eating roast lamb - is hugely popular.
culture
"苍苍茫茫" - famous line from the ancient folk song 敕勒歌 (Chìlè Gē), one of the most well-known descriptions of grassland life in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

cǎo
yuán