草稿 (cǎo gǎo) — draft; sketch; outline

Definition

Examples

• 论文的第一草稿写得很乱。
  Lùn wén de dì yī cǎo gǎo xiě dé hěn luàn.
  The first draft of the thesis was very messy.
• 画家先画了草稿，再慢慢修改。
  Huà jiā xiān huà le cǎo gǎo, zài màn màn xiū gǎi.
  The artist first made a sketch, then slowly revised it.
• 演讲前他先写了一个草稿。
  Yǎn jiǎng qián tā xiān xiě le yí gè cǎo gǎo.
  Before the speech, he wrote an outline first.