草案 (cǎo àn): draft (legislation, proposal etc)

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: draft (legislation, proposal etc)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

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draft (legislation

Chinese explanation

指初步写成、还没有最后确定的文件或计划，通常用于法律、规定、条约等，需要经过讨论和修改后才能正式通过。

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HSK 3

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After the meeting, the secretary sent the draft of the contract to all participants and asked everyone to submit revision suggestions within three days.

According to the latest news, the government is discussing a draft law on environmental protection, which is expected to be submitted to parliament for review next month.

Before writing my graduation thesis, I usually first write a detailed draft, and then gradually improve the content based on my advisor's feedback.

This draft budget still needs to be reviewed by the finance department before it can be formally submitted to the board of directors for approval.

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