草案

• Pinyin: cǎo àn
• Desglose de hanzi: 草 = 艹 (grass) + 早 (phonetic); 案 = 木 (wood) + 安 (stable) — a wooden writing desk, hence 'document'

Significado

borrador (formal); anteproyecto

A formal term used in legislative, administrative, and planning contexts. 草案 is the first working version, subject to review, amendment, and approval before it becomes final. Common collocates: 法律草案, 预算草案, 修正草案.

Ejemplos

1. 全国人大常委会审议了新修订的民法草案，并向社会公开征求意见。
2. 经过三轮讨论，委员会终于通过了这份城市发展规划草案。
3. 这份草案目前还处于征求意见阶段，最终版本可能还会有较大调整。

Guía de uso

Contexto: law, government, planning, policy, business

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 这项立法草案经过两年多的调研和论证，现正式提交大会审议。(This legislative draft, after more than two years of research and deliberation, has now been formally submitted to the assembly.)
• 请各部门在截止日期前提交修改意见，以便对草案进行最终完善。(Please submit revision comments from all departments before the deadline so the draft can be finalised.)

Incorrecto

• 我的作业草案写好了。(草案 is used for formal documents such as laws or plans; for a homework draft use 草稿)

Origen e historia

草 (rough, preliminary) + 案 (document, plan, case). A preliminary document or plan.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal