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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

起草 [qǐcǎo]
  1. 1. verb draft

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

起草 [qǐcǎo]
  1. 1. make a draft; draft; draw up
    起草文件
    draft (or draw up) a document
    起草
    draftsman
    这封信你来起个草吧。
    Please make a draft copy of the letter.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

起草 [qǐcǎo]
  1. 1. 写草稿;初步写出
    起草协议书
    这篇报告你先起个草,然后大家讨论修改。

Examples

工商界代表联合起草了这份协议。
Representatives of industry and commerce jointly drafted this agreement.
起草
draft
起草
起草协议。
Initial plans are drawn up for the first car ferry service between south west England and Wales.
英格兰西南部和威尔士之间首次轮渡的初步设计方案已经起草
The negotiation drafted by your team is infeasible in operation.
你们团队起草的计划在操作中是不可行的。

Collocations

起草文件
to draft a document
亲自起草
to draft something in person
参与起草
to participate in drafting something
起草
a draftsman

Word Decomposition


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