草率

草率 cǎoshuài

Careless

草率 in a sentence HSK 6 caoshuai

What 草率 means

  1. Careless

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草率 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

草
cǎo
Grass (straw - hasty)
率
lǜ / shuài
Lead (command - rate - frequency); Blunt (frank)

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草率 in a sentence

这个决定作得太草率了。
Zhège juédìng zuò de tài cǎoshuài le.
This decision was made far too hastily.
他做事一向认真,从不草率。
Tā zuòshì yíxiàng rènzhēn, cóng bù cǎoshuài.
He has always been thorough in his work and never careless.

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What does 草率 mean in English?

草率 is pronounced cǎoshuài and means Careless.

How do you pronounce 草率?

草率 is cǎoshuài in pinyin — written caoshuai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 草率?

草率 is written with 2 characters: 草 (cǎo) Grass (straw - hasty), 率 (lǜ / shuài) Lead (command - rate - frequency); Blunt (frank). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 草率 an HSK word?

Yes — 草率 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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