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粗犷 (cū guǎng) — rough, rugged (of landscape, texture, or appearance); straightforward and uninhibited; sometimes boorish or rude (of personality or behavior)

Definition

Describes a rough, rugged quality — wild landscapes, raw textures, or a bold, uninhibited personality. Carries a positive ‘untamed’ flavor rather than just ‘crude’.

adjective
roughrugged (of landscape, texture, or appearance)straightforward and uninhibitedsometimes boorish or rude (of personality or behavior)

Examples

  • 粗犷，，。
    Tā de xìng gé hěn cū guǎng, shuō huà zhí jiē, bù xǐ huan guǎi wān mò jiǎo.
    His personality is very straightforward and uninhibited; he speaks directly and doesn't like beating around the bush.
  • 粗犷，，。
    Zhè piàn tǔ dì gěi rén yì zhǒng cū guǎng de měi gǎn, shān chuān liáo kuò, háo wú diāo shì.
    This land gives people a kind of rugged beauty, with vast mountains and no artificial decoration.
  • 粗犷，。
    Tā de shēng yīn cū guǎng, tīng qǐ lái hěn yǒu wēi shè lì.
    His voice is rough and uninhibited, sounding very intimidating.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

粗cūrough
犷guǎngrugged

粗 and 犷 both convey a rough, unpolished quality, making a rugged or uninhibited character.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě粗cū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

粗 pairs 米 (rice), which points to its meaning, with 且, which gives a clue to its sound.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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