Chinese word dictionary

落草为寇

luò cǎo wéi kòu · (idiom) to take to the woods to become an outlaw

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Word information

Simplified落草为寇

Traditional落草為寇

Pinyinluò cǎo wéi kòu

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

落luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

草cǎo

grass, herbs; straw, thatch

为wèi

to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

寇kòu

bandit, thief; enemy; to invade

How to learn 落草为寇

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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Words with the same characters

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作为zuò wéi

one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement

为什么wèishénme

why?; for what reason?

因为yīnwèi

because; owing to; on account of

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]

认为rènwéi

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel