Chinese word dictionary

碧草如茵

bì cǎo rú yīn · green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

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Word information

Simplified碧草如茵

Traditional碧草如茵

Pinyinbì cǎo rú yīn

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Character breakdown

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碧bì

jade; green, blue

草cǎo

grass, herbs; straw, thatch

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

茵yīn

mattress, cushion; wormwood, Skimmia japon

How to learn 碧草如茵

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比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

草cǎo

grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]; variant of 草[cao3]

草地cǎodì

lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4]

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

例如lìrú

for example; for instance; such as