潦草 (liáo cǎo) — careless, sloppy; (of handwriting) scrawly, illegible
Definition
Means 'sloppy' — most often of handwriting (字写得很潦草), but also of work done carelessly. Compared with 粗心 (a careless slip) and 草率 (rushing a decision), 潦草 points to the messy end result, not the mindset.
adjective
carelesssloppy(of handwriting) scrawlyillegible
Examples
- 潦草。Tā de zì xiě dé hěn liáo cǎo.His handwriting is very scrawly.
- 潦草，。Zhè fèn gōng zuò zuò dé tài liáo cǎo le, xū yào fǎn gōng.This work is done too sloppily; it needs to be redone.
- 潦草，。Tā zhǔn bèi dé hěn liáo cǎo, suǒ yǐ kǎo shì méi kǎo hǎo.He prepared carelessly, so he didn't do well on the exam.
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