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粗 / 粗

Traditional
粗
Simplified
粗

remote; distant/variant of 粗[cu1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

cū

Bopomofo

ㄘㄨ

Jyutping

cou1

Example sentences

粗 cū
這條繩子很粗。
这条绳子很粗。

This rope is very thick.

粗俗 cūsú
他的玩笑很幽默，卻一點也不粗俗。
他的玩笑很幽默，却一点也不粗俗。

His joke was funny but not vulgar at all.

粗大 cūdà
這棵老樹的樹幹粗大，幾個人都抱不住。
这棵老树的树干粗大，几个人都抱不住。

The trunk of this old tree is so thick that several people cannot wrap their arms around it.

粗心 cūxīn
他太粗心了，經常犯錯。
他太粗心了，经常犯错。

He is too careless and often makes mistakes.

粗暴 cūbào
他不應該如此粗暴地對待那位顧客。
他不应该如此粗暴地对待那位顾客。

He shouldn't have treated that customer so rudely.

粗壯 / 粗壮 cūzhuàng
這名運動員身材粗壯，卻比想像中靈活。
这名运动员身材粗壮，却比想像中灵活。

The athlete is powerfully built, yet more agile than expected.

Example Vocabulary

粗

cu1

thick (diameter); coarse; rough

粗俗

cu1'su2

vulgar; coarse; crude

粗口

粗大

cu1'da4

thick and large; bulky

粗心

cu1'xin1

careless; thoughtless

粗暴

cu1'bao4

rough; rude; violent

大老粗

da4'lao3'cu1

短粗

粗劣

cu1'lie4

粗壯

cu1'zhuang4

sturdy and thickset; robustly built

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