粗糙 (cū cāo) — rough, coarse (of texture or surface); crude, gruff (of workmanship, character, or voice)
Definition
Covers both 'rough/coarse' texture and 'crude/gruff' manner or workmanship. Compared with 粗, it focuses on surface or manner rather than 粗's 'thick' or 'vulgar' senses; 粗暴 is stronger and leans toward violence.
adjective
roughcoarse (of texture or surface)crudegruff (of workmanship, character, or voice)
Examples
- 粗糙。Zhè zhǒng bù liào mō qǐ lái hěn cū cāo.This kind of fabric feels very rough.
- 粗糙，。Tā de shǒu gōng bǐ jiào cū cāo, hái xū yào gǎi jìn.His handiwork is quite crude and needs improvement.
- 粗糙。Tā gǎn mào hòu shēng yīn biàn de yǒu xiē cū cāo.After catching a cold, her voice became a bit hoarse.
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