草草 (cǎo cǎo) — carelessly, hastily, in a perfunctory manner
Definition
Adverb that describes doing something hastily and without care — e.g. 草草了事 ('wrap something up carelessly'). The reduplicated form is fixed; you cannot swap in another adverb.
adverb
carelesslyhastilyin a perfunctory manner
Examples
- 草草。Tā cǎo cǎo dì xiě le jǐ háng zì jiù jiāo juàn le.He hastily scribbled a few lines and handed in the exam paper.
- 草草，。Zhè ge bào gào zuò dé tài cǎo cǎo, hěn duō xì jié dōu méi tí dào.This report was done too carelessly; many details were not mentioned.
- 草草，。Wǒ men bù néng cǎo cǎo liǎo shì, bì xū rèn zhēn duì dài měi yí gè huán jié.We cannot just finish things hastily; we must take every step seriously.
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