straw in Chinese
straw in Chinese is 稻草 — straw means dried stalks left over from cereal crops like wheat, used for bedding, fodder, or thatch.
straw in Chinese
稻草
Pronounced: dào cǎo
(uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
What does "straw" mean?
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noun Dried stalks left over from cereal crops like wheat, used for bedding, fodder, or thatch.
"The farmer baled the straw after the wheat harvest was finished."
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noun A thin tube used for sucking up a drink.
"Can I have a straw for my lemonade, please?"
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noun Something considered practically worthless, as in the phrase "not worth a straw."
"After the argument, his apology felt as if it was not worth a straw."
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straw in a sentence
- The farmer baled the straw after the wheat harvest was finished.
- They spread fresh straw across the stable floor.
- Can I have a straw for my lemonade, please?
- The child blew bubbles into her juice through a bendy straw.
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What is "straw" in Chinese?
"straw" in Chinese is 稻草. straw means: Dried stalks left over from cereal crops like wheat, used for bedding, fodder, or thatch.
How do you pronounce 稻草?
"straw" in Chinese is 稻草, pronounced "dào cǎo".
How do you use "straw" in a sentence?
Example: "The farmer baled the straw after the wheat harvest was finished." In Chinese, "straw" is 稻草.
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