蔓草

màncǎo

noun

Meanings

1 creeping plant
2 vine
3 twining grass

Characters

creeping / vine

Examples

HSK 2

墙上爬满了蔓草。

Qiáng shàng pá mǎn le màncǎo.

The wall is covered in creeping vines.

HSK 7-9

废园里蔓草丛生。

Fèiyuán lǐ màncǎo cóngshēng.

The abandoned garden is overgrown with creepers.

Tips

history

蔓草 appears in the Book of Songs (《诗经》) as 'wild grasses spread', symbolizing chance romantic encounters in the open fields. The 4-character idiom 蔓草难除 - 'creeping grasses are hard to clear' - describes problems that keep coming back.

Stroke Order

蔓 màn

草 cǎo