Definition
潦草 (liáo cǎo) mainly describes messy, hard-to-read handwriting or work that is sloppy and disorganized. Compared to 草率 (cǎo shuài), which emphasizes acting hastily and rashly, 潦草 focuses more on the untidy result; and while 马虎 (mǎ hu) is a general word for carelessness, 潦草 specifically evokes a scrawled or messy appearance.
adjective
carelesssloppy(of handwriting) scrawlyillegible
Examples
- 潦草。Tā de zì xiě de hěn liáo cǎo.His handwriting is very scrawly.
- 潦草，。Zhè fèn gōngzuò zuò de tài liáo cǎo le, xūyào fǎngōng.This work is done too sloppily; it needs to be redone.
- 潦草，。Tā zhǔnbèi de hěn liáo cǎo, suǒyǐ kǎoshì méi kǎo hǎo.He prepared carelessly, so he didn't do well on the exam.
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