草拟

草擬

cǎonǐ

verb #21,768

Meanings

1 to draft
2 to draw up (a document)
3 to make a preliminary draft

Characters

grass, rough, draft (as in rough draft)

to draft, to imitate, to plan

Examples

律师正在草拟合同条款。

Lǜshī zhèngzài cǎonǐ hétong tiáokuǎn.

The lawyer is drafting the contract terms.

委员会草拟了一份新的提案。

Wěiyuánhuì cǎonǐ le yī fèn xīn de tí'àn.

The committee drafted a new proposal.

Tips

memory

草 literally means 'grass/rough' and 拟 means 'to draft/simulate.' Together: 草拟 = to make a rough draft — like jotting notes in rough form before finalizing.

Stroke Order

草 cǎo

拟 nǐ