草草 (cǎo cǎo) — carelessly, hastily, in a perfunctory manner
Definition
草草 is a reduplicated adverb meaning 'carelessly, in a rush' — it carries a negative judgment, framing the action as not done properly. Pairs with verbs like 了事, 收场, 结束 to mean wrapping something up hastily.
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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