cǎo méi zúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

草莓族 草莓族 [cao3 mei2 zu2] /pampered young people unaccustomed to hardship (Tw)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 草
    cǎo

    grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]

    cào

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  • 莓
    méi

    (bound form) berry (e.g. strawberry, blackberry, loganberry)

  • 族
    zú

    race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

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