粗

Coarse in Chinese: 粗 (cū)

cū

coarse

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1coarse
  2. 2rough
  3. 3thick (for cylindrical objects)
  4. 4unfinished
  5. 5vulgar
  6. 6rude
  7. 7crude

Stroke order

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粗

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨ

cū

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 粗 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他的声音很粗，一听就知道。

    tā de shēng yīn hěn cū， yì tīng jiù zhī dào。

    His voice is very deep; you can tell right away.

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Related words

粗心

cū xīn

careless

粗暴

cū bào

rough

粗糙

cū cāo

crude

粗略

cū lüè

rough (not precise or accurate)

粗鲁

cū lǔ

coarse

粗心大意

cū xīn dà yì

negligent

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