How to say “lawn” in Chinese
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“Lawn” in Chinese is 草地, cǎo dì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
草地 is read cǎo dì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 艹 “grass”; below, 早 zǎo hints at the sound.
On the left, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “草地”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 草地. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 从前这里是一片草地，如今有了很多高楼。cóngqiánzhèlǐshìyípiàncǎodì,rújīnyǒulehěnduōgāolóuThis used to be a meadow; now there are lots of tall buildings.
- 草地上有两匹马cǎodìshangyǒuliǎngpǐmǎThere are two horses in the meadow.
- 鸭子在草地上找虫子吃yāzizàicǎodìshangzhǎochóngzichīThe ducks are looking for bugs to eat in the meadow.
- 一群孩子在草地上追蝴蝶yìqúnháizizàicǎodìshangzhuīhúdiéA bunch of kids are chasing butterflies in the meadow.
- 孩子们在草地上捉蝴蝶。háizimenzàicǎodìshangzhuōhúdiéThe children are catching butterflies in the meadow.
- 孩子们在草地上奔跑。háizimenzàicǎodìshangbēnpǎoThe kids are racing around the lawn.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lawn” in Chinese?
“Lawn” in Chinese is 草地, pinyin cǎodì.
What does 草地 mean?
草地 (cǎodì) means “lawn”.
How do you write 草地?
草地 is 2 characters: 草 (cǎo) — grass; 地 (dì) — earth, ground. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 草地?
草地 is read cǎodì. Tones: cǎo — third tone, dì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lawn” in the lesson “Mountains, rivers, sea”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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