潦草 liáocǎo slipshod
slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
How to remember 潦草: 潦 to flood + 草 grass = slipshod.
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How it is used
- Sloppy and careless, especially of handwriting - 他的字太潦草 (tā de zì tài liáocǎo) his handwriting is an illegible scrawl.
- Also describes work done carelessly: 做事潦草 to do things in a slapdash way.
- Note the reading is liáocǎo (潦 is liáo here); contrast 工整 (gōngzhěng, neat and tidy) as its opposite for handwriting.