草稿

cǎogǎo

noun #15,388

Measure Word

一份草稿 fèn

Meanings

1 draft
2 rough copy
3 sketch

Characters

grass; rough; hasty

manuscript; draft

Examples

这只是初稿，还需要修改。

Zhè zhǐ shì chūgǎo, hái xūyào xiūgǎi.

This is just a first draft, it still needs revision.

他把草稿扔进了垃圾桶。

Tā bǎ cǎogǎo rēngjìn le lājītǒng.

He threw the draft into the trash can.

Tips

memory

草 (grass/rough) + 稿 (manuscript) — a rough manuscript. The character 草 implies something hasty or preliminary, as in 草率 (careless).

Stroke Order

草 cǎo

稿 gǎo