草木俱朽 — “To live a life without significant achievements or contributions”
草木俱朽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life without significant achievements or contributions”. To die without leaving any trace or being remembered. Literally, “Grass and trees all decay”.
草木俱朽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
草木俱朽 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 草木俱朽
Idioms Related to 草木俱朽
More idioms starting with 草
- cǎo草yǎn偃fēng风cóng从be influenced and follow good example
- cǎo草yǎn偃fēng风xíng行influence spreads widely and is readily followed
- cǎo草chuàng创wèi未jiù就just begun, not yet completed
- cǎo草tóu头tiān天zǐ子local strongman or warlord
- cǎo草lú庐sān三gù顾repeatedly invite a talented person
- cǎo草mù木yú愚fū夫uneducated, simple country person
- cǎo草mù木jiē皆bīng兵imagining threats everywhere
- cǎo草mù木zhī知wēi威His immense power is universally recognized
- cǎo草mù木róng荣kū枯the flourishing and withering of plants
- cǎo草mù木xiāo萧shū疏withered and sparse plants in late autumn
- cǎo草zé泽yīng英xióng雄Wilderness hero
- cǎo草mǎn满líng囹yǔ圄few criminals due to excellent social order
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 草木俱朽
What does 草木俱朽 mean?
草木俱朽 (cǎo mù jù xiǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live a life without significant achievements or contributions”.
How do you pronounce 草木俱朽?
草木俱朽 is pronounced cǎo mù jù xiǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 草木俱朽 literally mean?
Literally, 草木俱朽 means “Grass and trees all decay”. It is used to mean “to live a life without significant achievements or contributions”.
What is the Chinese definition of 草木俱朽?
象草木一样死去，世人并不知道。借喻人一生毫无建树。