liáo
cǎo

HSK 7-9
common
adjective

Meaning of 潦草

潦草 means illegible; sloppy; messy (of handwriting); careless; hasty; slapdash (of work or actions). Pronounced liáo cǎo. HSK 7-9.

  • illegible; sloppy; messy (of handwriting)
  • careless; hasty; slapdash (of work or actions)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
fèn
tài
liáo
cǎo
le
 
wán
quán
kàn
dǒng
 

This note is too sloppy; I can't understand it at all.

shēng
xiě
de
chǔ
fāng
tōng
cháng
jiào
liáo
cǎo
 

Prescriptions written by doctors are usually quite illegible.

de
zhè
me
liáo
cǎo
 
huì
bèi
kòu
fēn
de
 

Your handwriting is so messy; you'll get points deducted.