粗 (cū) means Thick (coarse - rough - rude). Below are 9 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这块布摸起来很 粗 糙。
Zhè kuài bù mō qǐlái hěn cūcāo.
This cloth feels rough.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 粗糙
粗 心导致了这次事故。
Cūxīn dǎozhì le zhè cì shìgù.
Carelessness caused this accident.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 导致
粗 心是学习最大的敌人。
Cūxīn shì xuéxí zuì dà de dírén.
Carelessness is the biggest enemy of study.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 敌人
这样对待客人太 粗 鲁了。
Zhèyàng duìdài kèrén tài cūlǔ le.
Treating guests like this is far too rude.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 粗鲁
他很 粗 心，又写错了名字。
Tā hěn cūxīn, yòu xiě cuò le míngzi.
He is careless; he wrote the name wrong again.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 粗心
粗 心是考试中最大的问题。
Cūxīn shì kǎoshì zhōng zuì dà de wèntí.
Carelessness is the biggest problem in exams.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 粗心
他的手因为工作变得 粗 糙。
Tā de shǒu yīnwèi gōngzuò biàn de cūcāo.
His hands have grown rough from work.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 粗糙
他在心里谴责自己的 粗 心。
Tā zài xīn lǐ qiǎnzé zìjǐ de cūxīn.
Inwardly he reproached himself for his carelessness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 谴责
他说话有点 粗 鲁，其实心地很好。
Tā shuōhuà yǒudiǎn cūlǔ, qíshí xīndì hěn hǎo.
He speaks rather roughly, but he is really good-hearted.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 粗鲁
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Words that contain 粗
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Questions about 粗
How is 粗 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 粗 (cū, "Thick (coarse - rough - rude)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 粗 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 粗 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 粗?
The dictionary page for 粗 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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