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草率

Word · Adjective

careless; hasty; perfunctory

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

careless; hasty; perfunctory; sloppy

neutral

Used to criticize an action done without due care, attention, or thoroughness. Often implies the result will be flawed.

Zuò做
jué决
dìng定
bù不
néng能
rú如
cǐ此
cǎo草
shuài率
 。

You can't make decisions so carelessly.

Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
jì计
huà划
tài太
cǎo草
shuài率
 ,
kěn肯
dìng定
xíng行
bù不
tōng通
 。

This project plan is too sloppy; it definitely won't work.

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Tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
cǎo草
shuài率
dì地
kàn看
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
bào报
gào告
jiù就
qiān签
zì字
le了
 。

He just took a hasty look at the report and signed it.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
cǎo草
shuài率
de的
jié结
lùn论
huì会
wù误
dǎo导
gōng公
zhòng众
 。

Such a perfunctory conclusion will mislead the public.