Meaning
manuscript; draft; stalk of grain
Chinese: 稿件、草稿。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gao” becomes a different word in each tone. 稿 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 稿子gǎo zidraft of a document; script; manuscript; mental plan
- 稿件gǎo jiànpiece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
- 投稿tóu gǎoto submit articles for publication; to contribute (writing)
- 发稿fā gǎo(of a publisher) to send a manuscript off to the printer; (of a journalist) to send a dispatch
- 起稿qǐ gǎoto make a draft; to draft (a document)
Example Sentence
他认真地修改着自己的文章稿子。Tā rèn zhēn de xiū gǎi zhe zì jǐ de wén zhāng gǎo zi.He is carefully revising the draft of his article.
他Tāhe认真rèn zhēnconscientious地de(adverb marker)修改xiū gǎito amend着zhe(ongoing action)自己zì jǐoneself的deof文章wén zhāngarticle稿子gǎo zidraft of a document。