# 起草 (qǐcǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起草 (qǐcǎo) means “to draft (a document)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to draft (a document)
- Pinyin: qǐcǎo (qi3 cao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 秘书正在起草明天会议的报告。
  Mìshū zhèngzài qǐcǎo míngtiān huìyì de bàogào.
  The secretary is drafting the report for tomorrow's meeting.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [草](https://hanziro.com/word/cao-grass/) (cǎo): grass

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-cao-draft/

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