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粗 cū rough

rough; rude; thick; crude; careless

How to remember 粗: 米 rice + 且 moreover = rough. The student only eats brown rice, and moreover he cooks it so badly that his flatmate says it tastes far too rough.

  • 1,414. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 米

Component breakdown

粗 = 米 rice + 且 moreover

  • 米 rice
  • 且 moreover
The Gushi story

The student only eats brown rice, and moreover he cooks it so badly that his flatmate says it tastes far too rough.

How it is used

  • Two senses: physically 'thick/coarse' (opposite of 细 xì, thin/fine) - 粗绳子 (cū shéngzi) a thick rope; and 'rough/careless' in manner, 细绳子 (xì shéngzi) a thin rope.
  • 粗心 (cūxīn) = careless (opposite of 细心 xìxīn careful): 他很粗心 (tā hěn cūxīn) he's careless - 她很细心 (tā hěn xìxīn) she's very careful.
  • 粗糙 (cūcāo) = rough/crude (surfaces, work); 粗鲁 (cūlǔ) = rude/uncouth (behavior).

Words with 粗

Example sentences

  • 他很粗心，工作中常犯错。 Tā hěn cūxīn, gōngzuò zhōng cháng fàncuò.He is so careless that he often makes mistakes at work.