Chinese word dictionary

莽草

mǎng cǎo · Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves)

Word information

Simplified莽草
Traditional莽草
Pinyinmǎng cǎo
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 莽草

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.

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