perfunctory; slipshod; careless
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
perfunctory; slipshod; careless; done in a hurried and superficial manner
neutralOften used to criticize someone's work or attitude. Also written as 肤皮潦草. Can describe both actions and the resulting work.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
fú浮
pí皮
liáo潦
cǎo草
，
cuò错
wù误
bǎi百
chū出
。
He always does things in a slipshod manner, full of mistakes.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
xiě写
de得
tài太
fú浮
pí皮
liáo潦
cǎo草
le了
，
xū需
yào要
chóng重
zuò做
。
This report is written too carelessly and needs to be redone.
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Dǎ打
sǎo扫
wèi卫
shēng生
bù不
néng能
fú浮
pí皮
liáo潦
cǎo草
，
měi每
gè个
jiǎo角
luò落
dōu都
yào要
cā擦
gān干
jìng净
。
You can't clean perfunctorily; you must wipe every corner clean.