寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
  2. fig. barren

CHARACTERS

寸 cùn
HSK 6
inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41
草 cǎo
HSK 3
grass, straw, thatch, herbs
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth