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草率

cǎo shuài · cao shuai

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. careless
  2. negligent
  3. sloppy
  4. not serious
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Run a marathon tomorrow?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)决定(juédìng)明天(míngtiān)去(qù)跑(pǎo)马拉松(mǎlāsōng)！

    I decided to run a marathon tomorrow!

  2. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)？这个(zhège)决定(juédìng)太(tài)草率(cǎoshuài)了(le)！

    Tomorrow? That decision is too hasty!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)草率(cǎoshuài)。我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)跑(pǎo)了(le)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    I'm not hasty. I ran three kilometres yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    马拉松(mǎlāsōng)有(yǒu)四十二(sìshíèr)公里(gōnglǐ)！

    A marathon is forty-two kilometres!

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)再(zài)想想(xiǎngxiǎng)。先(xiān)报名(bàomíng)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)的(de)。

    Okay, I'll think again. I'll sign up for the five-kilometre one first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

做(zuò)决(jué)定(dìng)前(qián)不(bú)要(yào)草(cǎo)率(shuài)，要(yào)多(duō)想(xiǎng)一(yi)想(xiǎng)。

Don't be careless before making a decision; think it over more.

02

他(tā)草(cǎo)率(shuài)地(de)签(qiān)了(le)合(hé)同(tong)，后(hòu)来(lái)很(hěn)后(hòu)悔(huǐ)。

He signed the contract carelessly and later regretted it.

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