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粗心 (cū xīn): Careless (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

粗心 consists of 2 characters.
cū
粗
coarse, thick, rough
xīn
心
heart; mind; core

How to Use 粗心 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 粗心 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Adjectivewith很
hěn很
cū粗
xīn心
neutral
very careless
Verb + Adjectivewith不要
bú不
yào要
cū粗
xīn心
Adjective + Nounwith错误
cū粗
xīn心
de的
cuò错
wù误
Idiomwith大意
cū粗
xīn心
dà大
yì意

Example Sentences with 粗心

tā他
cū粗
xīn心
,
diū丢
le了
yào钥
neutral
Spoken
don't be careless
neutral
careless mistake
neutral
careless and negligent
shi匙
。
He was careless and lost his keys.
tā他
yīn因
wèi为
cū粗
xīn心
,
bǎ把
zuò作
yè业
běn本
wàng忘
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
le了
。
Because he was careless, he left his homework notebook at home.
zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
yǒu有
jǐ几
gè个
shù数
jù据
cuò错
wù误
,
nǐ你
zuì最
jìn近
shì是
bu不
shì是
tài太
cū粗
xīn心
le了
?
There are several data errors in this report. Have you been too careless lately?
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wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
cū粗
xīn心
zào造
chéng成
de的
sǔn损
shī失
,
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiàn建
lì立
shuāng双
chóng重
jiǎn检
chá查
jī机
zhì制
。
To avoid losses caused by carelessness, we must establish a double-check mechanism.
xiǎo小
míng明
yīn因
wèi为
cū粗
xīn心
,
kǎo考
shì试
tā他
zuò做
shì事
cóng从
bù不
cū粗
xīn心
,
měi每
suī虽
rán然
tā她
píng平
shí时
hěn很
zǐ仔
xì细
,
dàn
zài在
gōng工
zuò作
zhōng中
,
cū粗
xīn心
dà大
yì意
chū出
mén门
qián前
jiǎn检
chá查
yí一
xià下
xíng行
li李
shí
时
xiě写
cuò错
le了
dá答
àn案
。
Xiao Ming was careless and wrote the wrong answer during the exam.
gè
个
xì细
jié节
dōu都
huì会
fǎn反
fù复
què确
rèn认
。
He is never careless when doing things; he double-checks every detail.
但
zhè这
cì次
què却
cū粗
xīn心
dì地
bǎ把
huì会
yì议
shí时
jiān间
jì记
cuò错
le了
。
Although she is usually very careful, this time she was careless and wrote down the wrong meeting time.
kě
可
néng能
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
yán严
zhòng重
de的
cuò错
wù误
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
shí时
kè刻
bǎo保
chí持
zhuān专
zhù注
。
In work, carelessness may lead to serious mistakes, so we must always stay focused.
,
cū粗
xīn心
wàng忘
dài带
hù护
zhào照
jiù就
má麻
fán烦
le了
。
Check your luggage before going out. It would be troublesome if you carelessly forget your passport.

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 粗心.

  • 计划jì huàplan
  • 符合fú hétally with; accord with
  • 反对fǎn duìto fight against; to opposed to something
  • 郊区jiāo qūsuburbs; outskirts
  • 堵车dǔ chētraffic jam
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 骄傲jiāo àoproud; arrogant
  • 感谢gǎn xièto thank
  • 吃惊chī jīngto be startled
  • 复杂fù zácomplicated
  • 对面duì miànopposite
  • 抽烟chōu yānto smoke
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 粗心.

Words with 粗
  • 粗糙cū cāoHSK 5
  • 粗暴cū bào
  • 粗略cū lüè
  • 粗鲁cū lǔ
  • 粗心大意cū xīn dà yì
Words with 心
  • 关心guān xīnHSK 3
  • 小心xiǎo xīn
HSK 3
  • 担心dān xīnHSK 3
  • 放心fàng xīnHSK 3
  • 伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
  • 信心xìn xīnHSK 4
  • 开心kāi xīnHSK 4
  • 心情xīn qíngHSK 4