毛毛糙糙 (máo máo cāo cāo) — rough, coarse (of a surface); careless, sloppy…

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)

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.

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

毛毛

糙糙

"毛" and "糙" appear twice, strengthening the sense of roughness or coarseness.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.