粗糙

cū cāo · cu cao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

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.

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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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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