cǎo dì
grass; lawn
我在草地上散步。
wǒ zài cǎodì shàng sàn bù.
I am taking a walk on the grass.
草地上有许多花。
cǎodì shàng yǒu xǔduō huā.
There are many flowers on the grass.
我们在草地上踢足球。
wǒmen zài cǎodì shàng tī zúqiú.
We are playing soccer on the grass.
草坪 (cǎopíng)
lawn
牧场 (mùchǎng)
pasture
森林 (sēnlín)
forest
沙漠 (shāmò)
desert
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The Chinese word 草地 (cǎodì) for "grassland" is a compound of two characters: 草 (cǎo), meaning "grass," and 地 (dì), meaning "land" or "place." The character 草 is a pictograph depicting a clump of grass, while the character 地 is a phonetic loan character that originally represented the word for "earth" or "ground." Together, the two characters form the compound 草地, which literally means "grass land" or "grassy place." This term is used to refer to areas of land that are covered in grass, such as meadows, pastures, and prairies.
