草菅人命
cǎo jiān rén mìng · to have disregard for human life (idiom)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 草菅人命
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
family member; (old) servant
人rénperson; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
爱人àirenspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC); CL:個|个[ge4]
别人biérénother people; others; other person
病人bìngrénsick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[ge4]
草cǎograss; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]; variant of 草[cao3]