茅草

máocǎo
noun #65,862

Meanings

  1. 1 thatch grass
  2. 2 cogongrass

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè jiān xiǎowū de wūdǐng shì yòng máocǎo gài de.
The roof of this hut is thatched with grass.
HSK 7-9
Shānpō shàng zhǎngmǎn le máocǎo, qiūtiān yí piàn jīnhuáng.
The hillside is covered in thatch grass, which turns golden in autumn.

Tips

culture
Thatch was the roof of the poor, so 茅屋 'thatched hut' stands for a humble home in poetry, as in 杜甫's poem about the autumn wind tearing the thatch off his roof, 《茅屋为秋风所破歌》.

Stroke Order

茅 máo
草 cǎo