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草創

简草创 · 繁草創

Mandarin · pinyin cǎo chuàng

to be in the early stages of establishing

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草: cǎo · grass, straw, thatch, herbs
創: Look up this written character
创: chuàng · establish, create; knife cut

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3–4 · cao3 chuang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cou2 cong3

Cantonese word readings for 草創. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

to set about building; to begin to build
(literary) to draft; to draw up

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