粗略 cūlüè rough (not precise or accurate)
rough (not precise or accurate); cursory
How to remember 粗略: 粗 rough + 略 approximate = rough (not precise or accurate).
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How it is used
- Rough, approximate, not detailed - 粗略估计 (cūlüè gūjì) a rough estimate; 粗略地看了一遍 skimmed through it.
- Neutral; signals a first-pass, ballpark treatment rather than careless error.
- Opposite 精确/详细. Adverbially 粗略地 before a verb - 精确的数字 (jīngquè de shùzì) an exact figure.