寸草不生(cùn cǎo bù shēng): (idiom) barren
4 characters
(idiom) barren
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- cùn cǎo bù shēng
- Meaning
- (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
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