草稿

dǎ cǎo gǎo

打草稿

make a rough draft

nǐ dìng cǎo gǎo

拟定草稿

prepare a draft

rú guǒ yǒu rén rèn wéi tā néng gòu bǎ cǎo gǎo nǐ dé gèng jiǎn dān yī diǎn qǐng tā lái shì shì kàn

如果有人认为他能够把草稿拟得更简单一点，请他来试试看。

If anyone thinks he can draft more simply, I advise him to try his hand.

yǎn jiǎng cǎo gǎo

演讲草稿

draft for a speech

nǐ dìng cǎo gǎo

拟订草稿

make out a draft

xiě zuò wén zhī qián yīng gāi xiān dǎ cǎo gǎo rán hòu chāo dào běn zi shang

写作文之前应该先打草稿，然后抄到本子上。

Make a draft first, then copy it into our exercise-book.

píng zhù zài cǎo gǎo hé xiū gǎi zhōng dū huì dà liàng chū xiàn

评注在草稿和修改中都会大量出现。

Comments are very extensive on both draft and revision.