起hei2草cou2

hei2 cou2qǐ cǎo

English

to make a draft
to draw up (plans)
(of writing or drawing) to draft

粵語 — Cantonese

喺正式落筆撰寫或者畫畫之前，出一個初期版本、草稿；起草之後會再修訂

Examples

起草故事大綱
to draft the outline of a story
基本法起草委員會
The Basic Law Drafting Committee
佢寫文章從來都唔起草大綱。
He never makes rough drafts when writing essays.
用鉛筆起咗個草先，再畫返深啲線條同掃埋啲影出嚟。
Make a sketch with a pencil first, and then darken the lines and add shadows.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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