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潦草

sloppy

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

liao2cao3 • liáocǎo

Meaning

Primary

sloppy

Alternatives

sloppily, illegible

Mnemonic

潦草 Sloppy describes something, like handwriting, that is so 潦 sloppy it just looks like a mixed up bundle of 草 grass, practically illegible.

Usage

他 的 字 写 得 很 潦草。

His handwriting is very sloppy.

请 不要 潦草 地 写 名字。

Please do not write your name sloppily.

这 封 信 写 得 太 潦草 了。

This letter was written too sloppily.