ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    adj.(of handwriting) illegible; untidy; hasty and careless

    • shū xiě liáo cǎo wú fǎ biàn rèn

      书写潦草无法辨认

      The handwriting is careless and illegible.

    • tā zài dǐ duān liáo cǎo de xiě xià le zì jǐ de míng zi

      底端潦草自己名字

      She scrawled her name at the bottom.

    • tā liáo cǎo xiě le yī fēng xìn gěi tā mǔ qīn

      潦草母亲

      He scribbled a letter to his mother.

  • 2

    adj.sloppy; slovenly; careless

    • fú pí liáo cǎo

      浮皮潦草

      superficial and careless

    • gàn huó r liáo cǎo

      干活儿潦草

      work in a slipshod way

    • gōng zuò liáo cǎo

      工作潦草

      work sloppily

Word usage

  • "潦草" can be reduplicated, for example: "潦潦草草".
    • 东西

      I can't be expected to read this scrawl!