Definition
拔草 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to pull up weeds'. You can split it to insert a measure word, duration, or result: 拔了一个小时的草 ('pulled weeds for an hour'), 拔完草 ('finish weeding'). The object (草) stays at the end; don't put it after the whole word.
v.o.
to pull up weeds
Examples
- 。Wǒ zuótiān zài huāyuán lǐ bá le yí gè xiǎoshí de cǎo.I pulled weeds in the garden for an hour yesterday.
- ，拔草。Chūntiān dào le, nóngmínmen kāishǐ bá cǎo.Spring has arrived, and the farmers have started weeding.
- 拔草。bá cǎo shì yuányì gōngzuò de yí bùfen.Weeding is part of gardening work.
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