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潦草

潦草 (liáo cǎo): Careless / sloppy (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

潦草 consists of 2 characters.

rainy; waterlogged; careless, sloppy

Word Info

Pinyinliáo cǎo

Meaningcareless / sloppy

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word潦草

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3.

How to Use 潦草 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 潦草 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith写

xiě写

de得

liáo潦

cǎo草

neutral

written sloppily

Adjective + Nounwith字

liáo潦

cǎo草

de的

zì字

Subject + Adjectivewith字迹

zì字

jì迹

liáo潦

cǎo草

Adverb + Verbwith收场

liáo潦

cǎo草

shōu收

chǎng场

4.

Example Sentences with 潦草

tā他

de的

zì字

xiě写

dé得

hěn很

liáo潦

neutral

sloppy characters

neutral

messy handwriting

formal

Written

end in a sloppy manner

cǎo草

。

His handwriting is very messy.

zhè这

fèn份

hé合

tong同

shàng上

de的

qiān签

míng名

tài太

liáo潦

cǎo草

，

xū需

yào要

chóng重

xīn新

qiān签

shǔ署

。

The signature on this contract is too sloppy and needs to be re-signed.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

de的

jiě解

shì释

guò过

yú于

liáo潦

cǎo草

，

nán难

yǐ以

lìng令

rén人

xìn信

fú服

ma吗

？

Don't you think his explanation is too careless and unconvincing?

zhè这

fèn份

liáo潦

cǎo草

de的

bào报

gào告

xū需

yào要

chóng重

xīn新

zhěng整

lǐ理

。

This sloppy report needs to be reorganized.

tā他

liáo潦

cǎo草

dì地

chǔ处

lǐ理

le了

kè客

hù户

tóu投

sù诉

，

dǎo导

zhì致

wèn问

tí题

jìn进

yí一

bù步

è恶

huà化

。

He handled the customer complaint carelessly, causing the problem to worsen.

zhè这

fèn份

liáo潦

cǎo草

de的

jì计

huà划

shū书

jué绝

bù不

kě可

néng能

tōng通

guò过

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

de的

shěn审

hé核

。

This sloppy proposal will definitely not pass the board's review.

tā他

zuò做

shì事

zǒng总

shì是

liáo潦

cǎo草

yìng应

fù付

，

quē缺

fá乏

rèn认

zhēn真

tài态

dù度

。

He always handles things carelessly, lacking a serious attitude.

liáo潦

cǎo草

de的

bǐ笔

jì记

ràng让

tā他

fù复

xí习

shí时

gǎn感

dào到

shí十

fēn分

kùn困

huò惑

。

The careless notes made him very confused during review.

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