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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