草案

cǎo'àn

noun HSK 7 #21,055

Measure Word

一份草案 fèn

Meanings

1 draft
2 draft proposal
3 draft legislation

Characters

proposal; plan; case

Examples

这份草案还需要进一步修改。

Zhè fèn cǎo'àn hái xūyào jìnyíbù xiūgǎi.

This draft still needs further revision.

委员会提交了一份新的法律草案。

Wěiyuánhuì tíjiāo le yí fèn xīn de fǎlǜ cǎo'àn.

The committee submitted a new draft law.

草案的内容引起了广泛讨论。

Cǎo'àn de nèiróng yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn tǎolùn.

The content of the draft sparked widespread discussion.

Tips

usage

草案 is used for formal documents that are still in draft form, especially legislation. 草稿 refers to a rough draft of writing or artwork. 方案 is a finalized plan or proposal.

Stroke Order

草 cǎo

案 àn