草本 (cǎo běn) — herbaceous (botany); manuscript; rough draft

Definition

Examples

• 草本植物的茎一般都很软。
  cǎo běn Zhí wù de jīng yì bān dōu hěn ruǎn.
  The stems of herbaceous plants are generally very soft.
• 这种花是草本植物，冬天会枯死但春天又长出来。
  Zhè zhǒng huā shì cǎo běn zhí wù, dōng tiān huì kū sǐ dàn chūn tiān yòu cháng chū lái.
  This flower is an herbaceous plant; it dies in winter but grows back in spring.
• 他在图书馆研究明代草本，内容涉及农业。
  Tā zài tú shū guǎn yán jiū míng dài cǎo běn, nèi róng shè jí nóng yè.
  He is researching Ming dynasty manuscripts in the library; the content relates to agriculture.