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草拟

草擬
cǎonǐ
verb #21,768

Meanings

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

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