除草 (chú cǎo) — to weed, to remove weeds
Definition
A verb-object phrase meaning to remove weeds from soil or a garden. Distinguish from the noun 草 ('grass'): here 草 is the object — the unwanted plants — not the lawn itself.
verb
to weedto remove weeds
Examples
- 除草。Nóng mín men zhèng zài dì lǐ chú cǎo.The farmers are weeding in the field.
- 。Tā chú le cǎo jiù huí jiā le.He weeded and then went home.
- ，。Wǒ men chú le yí shàng wǔ cǎo, lèi huài le.We weeded all morning and were exhausted.
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