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草率 cǎoshuài

草率 cǎoshuài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 草率 cǎoshuài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cǎoshuài | cao3 shuai4
English translation
careless
negligent
sloppy
not serious

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Traditional form

草率 cǎoshuài

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 草率 cǎoshuài

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 草率 cǎoshuài .

cǎo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and zǎo represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

zǎo

Semantic compound

cǎo

Positional decomposition

艹早

Number of Strokes

9

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a rope () surrounded by four dots. Originally depicted a type of rope. The meaning later shifted to "lead".

Positional decomposition

tóu ⿱⿻ yāo shí

Number of Strokes

11

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Example sentences using 草率 cǎoshuài

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放弃 fàngqì zhè fèn 工作 gōngzuò xián tài 草率 cǎoshuài .

She was a bit too premature in giving up this job.

看到这么 zhè me 草率 cǎoshuài 马虎 mǎhu de 产品 chǎnpǐn , zhēn jiào 厌恶 yànwù .

It appalled me to see such sloppy work.

认为 rènwéi 餐馆 cān guǎn 提出 tí chū 那样 nà yàng de 建议 jiànyì tài 草率 cǎoshuài le

I think it's premature for restaurants to come out with that advice.

如果 rúguǒ 草率 cǎoshuài 施行 shī xíng gāi 法律 fǎlǜ 将会 jiāng huì 阻滞 zǔ zhì 高质量 gāo zhì liàng 研究 yánjiū de 进展 jìnzhǎn

The law could arrest the development of good research if applied prematurely.

草率 cǎoshuài Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 草率 cǎoshuài and their own compounds.

草率 cǎoshuài Compounds

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