起草(qǐ cǎo)

HSK 7-92 characters

to make a draft

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 起草 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 那么我们起草合同,然后签字。

    nà me wǒ men qǐ cǎo hé tong rán hòu qiān zì

    Now let’s draft the contract and then sign it.

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