糙 (cāo) — (of texture) rough, coarse; (of workmanship) crude, shoddy
Definition
A concrete adjective for 'rough / coarse' — used for texture (food, skin) and for crude, shoddy workmanship. Colloquial, stronger than 粗糙.
adjective
(of texture) roughcoarse(of workmanship) crudeshoddy
Examples
- 糙，。Zhè wǎn fàn tài cāo le, wǒ chī bú xià.This bowl of rice is too coarse, I can't eat it.
- 糙，。Zhè ge shǒu gōng tài cāo le, gēn běn bù néng mài.This handiwork is too shoddy, it can't be sold at all.
- 糙，。Tā de huà hěn cāo, yì diǎn yě bù jīng zhì.His painting is very crude, not refined at all.
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