毛毛糙糙 (máo máo cāo cāo) — rough, coarse (of a surface); careless, sloppy (of work or behavior)
Definition
A reduplicated colloquial adjective meaning 'rough and coarse' (texture) or 'sloppy' (work/behavior), stronger and more vivid than 粗糙 or 马虎 alone.
adjective
roughcoarse (of a surface)carelesssloppy (of work or behavior)
Examples
- 毛毛糙糙，。Zhè zhǒng zhǐ mō qǐ lái máo máo cāo cāo de, bù shū fu.This kind of paper feels rough and uncomfortable.
- 毛毛糙糙，。Tā zuò shì zǒng shì máo máo cāo cāo de, jīng cháng chū cuò.He always does things carelessly and often makes mistakes.
- 毛毛糙糙，。Nǐ de zì xiě dé zhè me máo máo cāo cāo, dé chóng xīn xiě yí biàn.Your handwriting is so messy, you need to rewrite it.
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