cū
粗粝
coarse; rough; crude
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
coarse rice; unpolished rice
literaryLiterary or classical usage, not common in modern daily speech.
Gǔ古
dài代
píng平
mín民
cháng常
shí食
cū粗
lì粝
。
Ancient commoners often ate coarse rice.
adjective
coarse; rough; crude (of texture or quality)
Used to describe objects, food, or workmanship that is not fine or refined.
Tā他
men们
tí提
gōng供
de的
fàn饭
shí食
fēi非
cháng常
cū粗
lì粝
。
The food they provided was very coarse.
Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
de的
biǎo表
miàn面
mō摸
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
cū粗
lì粝
。
The surface of this piece of wood feels very rough.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
shí时
qī期
，
rén人
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
chī吃
dào到
cū粗
lì粝
de的
miàn面
bāo包
。
During wartime, people could only eat coarse bread.