草 + Noun
草 (cǎo) means "grass" and is used as a noun to refer to grass, herbs, or small plants in general. It also appears in many compound words related to plants and vegetation.
春天来了,公园里的草都绿了。
chūntiān lái le, gōngyuán lǐ de cǎo dōu lǜ le.
Spring is here; the grass in the park has turned green.
小狗喜欢在草地上跑来跑去。
xiǎogǒu xǐhuan zài cǎodì shàng pǎo lái pǎo qù.
The puppy likes to run around on the grass.
路边的草长得很高,该修剪了。
lùbiān de cǎo zhǎng de hěn gāo, gāi xiūjiǎn le.
The grass by the road has grown very tall; it needs to be trimmed.