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粗糙

cū cāo · cu cao

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. crude
  2. gruff
  3. rough
  4. coarse
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A rough table

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌子(zhuōzi)摸起来(mōqǐlai)很(hěn)粗糙(cūcāo)。

    This table feels very rough.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)拿(ná)砂纸(shāzhǐ)来(lái)磨(mó)一(yī)磨(mó)。

    I will take sandpaper and sand it a bit.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，磨好(móhǎo)了(le)再(zài)摸摸(mōmō)看(kàn)。

    Good, touch it again when it is sanded.

  4. Liangliang

    还(hái)粗糙(cūcāo)吗(ma)？

    Is it still rough?

  5. Dengdeng

    一点也不(yīdiǎnyěbù)粗糙(cūcāo)了(le)，我的(wǒde)茶杯(chábēi)滑(huá)下去(xiàqù)了(le)！

    It is not rough at all now. My teacup slid off!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)的(de)皮(pí)比(bǐ)鲔(wěi)鱼(yú)的(de)皮(pí)粗(cū)糙(cāo)多(duō)了(le)。

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)块(kuài)木(mù)头(tou)表(biǎo)面(miàn)很(hěn)粗(cū)糙(cāo)，需(xū)要(yào)打(dǎ)磨(mó)。

The surface of this piece of wood is very rough and needs sanding.

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