起草

• Pinyin: qǐ cǎo
• Desglose de hanzi: 起 = 走 + 己 (begin/rise); 草 = 艹 (grass) + 早 (early) (draft — rough/preliminary)

Significado

Redactar; elaborar un borrador (de un documento oficial).

A formal, procedural term used in legal, administrative, and diplomatic contexts. Common collocations: 起草文件 (to draft a document), 起草合同 (to draft a contract), 起草法律 (to draft legislation). Implies careful preparation of official written material.

Ejemplos

1. 法律委员会花费数月时间精心起草了这份具有历史意义的法规草案。
2. 这份外交声明由多国代表共同参与起草，历经多轮谈判才得以定稿。
3. 秘书长负责起草本次会议的正式纪要，须在三个工作日内完成并送审。

Guía de uso

Contexto: legal, government, business

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 律师团队正在加班加点起草这份涉及多方权益的并购协议草案。(The legal team is working overtime to draft this merger agreement involving the interests of multiple parties.)
• 新法规的起草工作广泛征集了社会各界的意见与建议，历时逾一年。(The drafting of the new regulations broadly solicited opinions and suggestions from all sectors of society over more than a year.)

Incorrecto

• 我起草了一封给朋友的信 — 起草 is formal and official; use 写 for casual personal correspondence

Origen e historia

起 (to begin) + 草 (draft — 草稿 means rough draft) — to begin drafting

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal