Definition & Meaning

boorish; rude; rash

Word usage

cū lǔ

粗 鲁

Level:

HSK6 NHSK 789－1 CME 6

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adj.boorish; rude; rash
- tā de tài du shí fēn cū lǔ
  他的态度十分粗鲁。
  His manner was very rude.
- wǒ tǎo yàn zhè zhǒng cū lǔ de tài du
  我讨厌这种粗鲁的态度。
  I condemn such crude manners.
- tā suī rán cū lǔ dàn yě yǒu hěn duō yōu diǎn
  他虽然粗鲁，但也有很多优点。
  For all his rudeness, he has a lot of good qualities.
- xìng gé cū lǔ
  性格粗鲁
  boorish in disposition
- huí dá cū lǔ
  回答粗鲁
  give a crude reply
- jǔ zhǐ cū lǔ
  举止粗鲁
  rough in manner
- cū lǔ bèn zhuō
  粗鲁笨拙
  be rude and clumsy
- yán yǔ cū lǔ
  言语粗鲁
  foul language
synonym
yě mán野蛮 cū bào粗暴 mán hèng蛮横 cū sú粗俗 cū guǎng粗犷 lǔ mǎng鲁莽 cū yě粗野 mǎng zhuàng莽撞 hèng bào横暴 cū mǎng粗莽
antonym
wēn róu温柔 yōu yǎ优雅 xì nì细腻 hé qi和气 jīng xì精细 sī wén斯文 qīng xiù清秀 wén yǎ文雅 wēn wǎn温婉 guāi qì乖气

Word usage

Note
1."粗鲁" is different from "粗暴". "粗鲁" refers to recklessness, and is often used to describe character, attitude, and style; "粗暴" refers to "violent or rude", and is mostly used to describe words, actions, etc. 2."粗鲁" cannot be written as "粗卤".

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