草率
Old HSK 6
草率 (cǎoshuài) · careless
草率 (cǎoshuài) means “careless; hasty; sloppy”. It is written with 2 characters: 草 (grass) + 率 (to command). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 草率 is built
The characters
草 cǎo · grass
What 草 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 早zǎo — early
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 早 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
率 lǜ · to command
What 率 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 幺yāo — one
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A string 幺 vibrating in an instrument 亠十 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这么重要的事，不能草率决定。Zhème zhòngyào de shì, bù néng cǎoshuài juédìng.You can't decide something so important hastily.
他做事有点儿草率。Tā zuò shì yǒudiǎnr cǎoshuài.He's a bit careless in his work.
Questions about 草率
What does 草率 mean?
草率 (cǎoshuài) means “careless; hasty; sloppy”.
How do you pronounce 草率?
草率 is pronounced cǎoshuài.
Which HSK level is 草率?
草率 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 草案cǎo'àndraft (of a law or plan)
- 起草qǐcǎoto draft
- 草cǎograss
- 汇率huìlǜexchange rate
- 率先shuàixiānto take the lead
- 效率xiàolǜefficiency
- 坦率tǎnshuàifrank
- 频率pínlǜfrequency
- 率领shuàilǐngto lead
Learn 草率 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 21: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.