cūrén

粗人

Word · Noun

rough person; uneducated person

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

a crude or rough person; a careless person

neutral

Describes someone who acts or speaks without thinking, often in a clumsy or insensitive manner.

Tā他
shì是
gè个
cū粗
rén人
 ,
shuō说
huà话
zhí直
lái来
zhí直
qù去
 ,
nǐ你
bié别
jiè介
yì意
 。

He is a rough person who speaks bluntly, please don't take it personally.

Wǒ我
shǒu手
jiǎo脚
cū粗
 ,
shì是
gè个
cū粗
rén人
 ,
gàn干
bù不
liǎo了
zhè这
xiē些
jīng精
xì细
huó活
er儿
 。

I'm clumsy and a bit of a rough person, I can't do these delicate tasks.

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Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
shì是
gè个
wǔ武
rén人
 ,
yě也
shì是
gè个
cū粗
rén人
 ,
bù不
tài太
dǒng懂
nà那
xiē些
wén文
zhōu绉
zhōu绉
de的
lǐ礼
jié节
 。

This general is a military man and a rough person, not very familiar with those refined etiquettes.

2.

noun

an uneducated or uncultured person (often used as a humble self-reference)

humble

Often used by someone to modestly describe themselves as lacking in education or cultural refinement.

Wǒ我
shì是
gè个
cū粗
rén人
 ,
méi没
dú读
guò过
jǐ几
nián年
shū书
 ,
shuō说
cuò错
le了
nín您
duō多
bāo包
hán涵
 。

I'm an uneducated person, I didn't study for many years, please forgive me if I say something wrong.

Tā他
qiān谦
xū虚
dì地
shuō说
 :
 “
Běn本
rén人
shì是
gè个
cū粗
rén人
 ,
duì对
yì艺
shù术
yī一
qiào窍
bù不
tōng通
 。
 ”

He modestly said, "I'm a rough person, I know nothing about art."

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Jiā家
fù父
shì是
gè个
cū粗
rén人
 ,
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
jiù就
ài爱
hē喝
diǎn点
jiǔ酒
 ,
tīng听
tīng听
xì戏
 。

My father is an uncultured person, all his life he just loved to drink a bit and listen to opera.