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粗

cū · cu

Traditional 觕 / 麤

HSK 4

Meaning

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cū 粗

  1. (of sth long) wide; thick
  2. (of sth granular) coarse
  3. (of a voice) gruff
  4. (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude

cū 觕

  1. variant of 粗 (cū)

cū 麤

  1. remote; distant
  2. variant of 粗 (cū)
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A very thick tree

  1. Liangliang

    这棵(zhèkē)树(shù)真(zhēn)粗(cū)！

    This tree is so thick!

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)试试(shìshì)抱(bào)住(zhù)它(tā)。

    Let's try to hug it, the two of us.

  3. Liangliang

    抱(bào)不(bù)过来(guòlái)。这么(zhème)粗(cū)的(de)树(shù)，我(wǒ)第一次(dìyīcì)见(jiàn)。

    We can't reach around it. I have never seen such a thick tree.

  4. Dengdeng

    再(zài)叫(jiào)一个(yīgè)人(rén)，三个(sāngè)人(rén)一起(yīqǐ)抱(bào)吧(ba)！

    Let's ask one more person. Three people can hug it together!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！叔叔(shūshu)，请(qǐng)您(nín)也(yě)来(lái)帮(bāng)个(gè)忙(máng)！

    OK! Uncle, please help us!

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)：请(qǐng)不要(bùyào)抱(bào)树(shù)。

    Look, the sign says, please do not hug the tree.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)棵(kē)树(shù)的(de)树(shù)干(gàn)很(hěn)粗(cū)，两(liǎng)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)抱(bào)不(bu)过(guò)来(lái)。

The trunk of this tree is so thick that two people can't get their arms around it.

02

他(tā)说(shuō)话(huà)声(shēng)音(yīn)很(hěn)粗(cū)，听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)吓(xià)人(rén)。

His voice is very gruff, and it sounds a bit scary.

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