carelessly; hastily; perfunctorily
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
carelessly; hastily; in a rush; perfunctorily
Describes the manner of handling affairs, often implying lack of thoroughness, care, or time taken. Commonly used with verbs like 了事, 收场, 看, 吃.
Tā他
cǎo草
cǎo草
liǎo了
shì事
，
jié结
guǒ果
lòu漏
dòng洞
bǎi百
chū出
。
He handled the matter perfunctorily, resulting in numerous mistakes.
Huì会
yì议
yīn因
wèi为
shí时
jiān间
bù不
gòu够
ér而
cǎo草
cǎo草
shōu收
chǎng场
。
The meeting ended hastily due to a lack of time.
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Tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
cǎo草
cǎo草
de地
kàn看
guò过
yī一
biàn遍
，
méi没
zhù注
yì意
dào到
xì细
jié节
。
He just glanced through it cursorily without noticing the details.
Tā她
cǎo草
cǎo草
de地
chī吃
le了
jǐ几
kǒu口
fàn饭
jiù就
gǎn赶
qù去
shàng上
bān班
le了
。
She ate a few mouthfuls of food hastily and rushed off to work.