Word: 草 (cǎo)

一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳

yìzhāo bèi shé yǎo, sān nián pà cǎo shéng

bitten by a snake once, for three years afraid of a straw rope

为什么草是绿色的？

Wèishénme cǎo shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

你见过鹅吃草吗？

Nǐ jiànguo é chī cǎo ma?

Have you ever seen a goose eating grass?

兵听将令草随风

bīng tīng jiànglìng cǎo suífēng

soldiers obey the general's order as grass follows the wind

冬天得给奶牛多喂草。

Dōngtiān děi gěi nǎiniú duō wèi cǎo.

In winter you have to feed the dairy cows more hay.

土地庙里长草，荒神

tǔdìmiào lǐzhǎng cǎo, huāng shén

grass growing in an earth-god temple: the deity is desolate (flustered)

墙头儿上的草,随风倒

qiáng tóur shàng de cǎo,suífēngdǎo

grass on top of a wall: it bends with the wind

大草原上有很多食草动物在吃草。

Dà cǎoyuán shàng yǒu hěn duō shícǎodòngwù zài chī cǎo.

There are many herbivores grazing on the big grassland.

天不生无用之人，地不长无用之草

tiān bù shēng wúyòng zhī rén, dì bù zhǎng wúyòng zhī cǎo

heaven bears no useless person, earth grows no useless grass

她给花园除了草。

Tā gěi huāyuán chúle cǎo.

She weeded the garden.

尘不迷人眼，水不迷鱼眼，草不迷鹰眼

chén bù mírén yǎn, shuǐ bù mí yúyǎn, cǎo bù mí yīngyǎn

dust can't blind a person's eyes, water can't blind a fish's eyes, grass can't blind an eagle's eyes

山上的羊正在吃草。

Shānshàng de yáng zhèngzài chī cǎo.

The sheep on the hill are eating grass.

庙里长草，荒了神

miào lǐzhǎng cǎo, huāngle shén

grass growing in a temple: the god is neglected (the god is flustered)

成家子，粪如宝；败家子，钱如草

chéngjiā zi, fèn rú bǎo; bàijiāzi, qián rú cǎo

The son who builds a home treasures manure; the son who ruins it treats money like grass

斩草不除根，来年依旧生

zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, lái nián yījiù shēng

cut grass without pulling its roots and it grows again next year

浪从风来,草从根来

làng cóng fēng lái,cǎo cóng gēn lái

Waves come from the wind; grass comes from roots

海边的沙丘上长着矮草。

Hǎibiān de shāqiū shàng zhǎngzhe ǎi cǎo.

Short grass grows on the sandy hills by the sea.

爷爷坐在门口，用草搓绳子。

Yéye zuò zài ménkǒu, yòng cǎo cuō shéngzi.

Grandpa sits by the door, twisting straw into rope.

爸爸正在院子里铲草。

Bàba zhèngzài yuànzi lǐ chǎn cǎo.

Dad is in the yard scraping away the weeds.

牛口里的草，扯不出来

niú kǒulǐ de cǎo, chě bù chūlái

grass in an ox's mouth: you can't pull it out

甘蔗地里长草，荒糖

gānzhe delǐ zhǎng cǎo, huāng táng

weeds grow in the sugarcane field: wasted sugar

羊群在山坡上慢慢地吃草。

Yángqún zài shānpō shàng mànmàn de chī cǎo.

The flock of sheep is slowly grazing on the hillside.

脚趾缝里长草，荒了脚

jiǎozhǐ fèng lǐzhǎng cǎo, huāngle jiǎo

grass growing between the toes: the foot is overgrown

花园里的草发芽了。

Huāyuán lǐ de cǎo fāyále.

The grass sprouts all over the garden.

草上的露水，留不久

cǎo shàng de lùshuǐ, liú bùjiǔ

Dew on the grass: doesn't last long

草中说话路人听

cǎo zhōng shuōhuà lù rén tīng

Words spoken in the grass are heard by passers-by

草为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草儿为什么是绿色的？

Cǎo ér wèishénme shì lǜsè de?

Why is grass green?

草地上有三匹马在吃草。

Cǎodì shàng yǒu sān pǐ mǎ zài chī cǎo.

There are three horses grazing on the grass.

草地上有很多牛在吃草。

Cǎodì shàng yǒu hěn duō niú zài chī cǎo.

There are a lot of cows eating grass in the field.

草地上，羊成群结队地低头吃草。

Cǎodì shàng, yáng chéngqúnjiéduì de dītóu chī cǎo.

On the grassland, sheep graze in big flocks with their heads down.

草尖儿上的露水，留不住

cǎo jiānr shàng de lùshuǐ, liú búzhù

Dew on a blade of grass: can't be kept

草已长了根。

Cǎo yǐ zhǎngle gēn.

The grass has grown roots.

草帽子当锣打，响不起来

cǎo màozi dāng luó dǎ, xiǎng bù qǐlai

Beating a straw hat like a gong: can't make it ring (can't think of it)

草怕严霜霜怕日，恶人自有恶人磨

cǎo pà yánshuāng shuāng pà rì, èrénzìyǒu'èrénmó

Grass fears hard frost, frost fears the sun; a wicked person will have a wicked person to grind them down

草有灵芝木有椿，禽有鸾凤兽有麟

cǎo yǒu língzhī mù yǒu chūn, qín yǒu luánfèng shòu yǒu lín

Among grasses there is the lingzhi, among trees the chun, among birds the luan-phoenix, among beasts the qilin

草有茎，人有骨

cǎo yǒu jīng, rén yǒu gǔ

Grass has stems, people have bones

草有香草毒草，人有好人坏人

cǎo yǒu xiāngcǎo dúcǎo, rén yǒu hǎo rén huàirén

Grass includes fragrant and poisonous kinds; people include good and bad

草活一秋，人活一世

cǎo huó yì qiū, rén huó yíshì

Grass lives one autumn, a person lives one lifetime

草深不碍路

cǎo shēn bú'ài lù

Deep grass doesn't block the road

草深虫子密，林大鸟儿多

cǎo shēn chóngzi mì, lín dà niǎor duō

Where the grass is deep, bugs are thick; where the forest is big, birds are many

草要连根拔

cǎo yào liángēnbá

Pull weeds up by the root

荣华是草上露,富贵是瓦上霜

rónghuá shì cǎo shang lù,fùguì shì wǎshàngshuāng

glory is dew on the grass, wealth is frost on the roof tiles

请帮我把菜地里的草锄掉。

Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ càidì lǐ de cǎo chú diào.

Please help me weed the grass out of the vegetable garden.

读书人识不尽字，种田人识不尽草

dúshūrén shí bújìn zì, zhòngtián rén shí bújìn cǎo

scholars can't know all the characters, farmers can't know all the weeds

这株草需要多少水？

Zhè zhū cǎo xūyào duōshǎo shuǐ?

How much water does this plant need?

这种动物以草为食。

Zhèzhǒng dòngwù yǐ cǎo wèi shí.

These animals feed on grass.

鞋里长草，荒了脚

xiélǐ zhǎng cǎo, huāngle jiǎo

grass growing in the shoe: the foot is wasteland (panicked)

鹅吃草，鸭吃谷，各人自享各人福

é chī cǎo, yā chī gǔ, gèrén zì xiǎng gèrén Fú

the goose eats grass, the duck eats grain, each enjoys his own blessing

麻袋草袋，一袋不如一袋

mádài cǎo dài, yí dài bùrú yí dài

Hemp sack and straw sack: each sack is worse than the last