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草芥 Pronunciation and Pinyin

草芥 Usage and Examples

trifle

worthless thing

dirt

straw

人人生而平等,所以我们不应视他人如草芥。

All men are created equal, so on no account should we treat others like dirt.

小尼姑之流是阿q本来视如草芥的。

Ah Q had always had the greatest contempt for such people as little nuns.

The characters in 草芥

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
草
cǎo10grass, straw, draft, rough
芥
jiè8mustard plant or trivial

More words starting with 草

  • cǎo草 cǎo草 liǎo了 shì事Do something carelessly, Make a hasty job of it
  • cǎo草cóng丛a thick growth of grass
  • cǎo草cóng丛zhōng中in the grass, in the bushes
  • cǎo草cóng丛lǐ里in the grass, in the bushes
  • cǎo草shū书cursive script, grass script
  • cǎo草mào冒straw hat
  • cǎo草chuàng创Found, Initial setup
  • cǎo草chuàng创le了Founded, Initiated
  • cǎo草bāo包dummy, good-for-nothing
  • cǎo草yuán原grassland, steppe
  • cǎo草yuán原shang上on the grassland, in the prairie
  • cǎo草yuán原shang上de的mù牧mín民Grassland herders, Nomadic pastoralists

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Questions about 草芥

What does 草芥 mean in Chinese?

草芥 (cǎo jiè) means “trifle, worthless thing, dirt, straw”.

How do you pronounce 草芥?

草芥 is pronounced cǎo jiè in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “trifle” in Chinese?

“trifle” is 草芥 (cǎo jiè) in Chinese.

How is 草芥 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 草芥, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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