草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng to be extremely paranoid Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 草木 cǎomù vegetation grass and trees; plants in general皆 jiē adverb all all; every; each and every; in all cases. Literary equivalent to 都 dōu.兵 bīng noun soldier soldier; a rank-and-file member of the military