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Meaning of 寸草不生

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
寸 cùn 草 cǎo 不 bù 生 shēng
lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren
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Example Sentences
1
这儿是一片寸草不生的乡村
。
It is a stretch of country side bare of vegetation.
2
干燥的荒漠草原几乎寸草不生
。
The dry plains of the Sahel are mostly treeless .
3
在他们脚下是寸草不生的土地
。
Beneath them the earth was naked of grass.
4
但这些山却崎岖不平
,
寸草不生
。
But these were rugged and bare.
5
这里寸草不生
,
连石头都是灼热的
。
The grass is defeated and the stones are burning.