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粗暴

cūbào

rough; violent; crude and forceful

HSK 7 · Topic “Vice and Rudeness”
A person with a harsh frown slams a cup on a table
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Characters in this word

粗 cū

Strokes
11
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

暴 bào

Strokes
15
Radical
日 — sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 暴

Example phrases

  • 执法必须有边界，任何粗暴对待当事人的做法都会损害公信力。 Zhífǎ bìxū yǒu biānjiè, rènhé cūbào duìdài dāngshìrén de zuòfǎ dōu huì sǔnhài gōngxìnlì. Law enforcement must have boundaries; any rough treatment of the parties involved will damage public credibility.
  • 他说话太粗暴，把孩子吓哭了。 Tā shuōhuà tài cūbào, bǎ háizi xià kū le. He spoke so harshly that he frightened the child into tears.
  • 请不要用这么粗暴的方式对待小动物。 Qǐng bú yào yòng zhème cūbào de fāngshì duìdài xiǎo dòngwù. Please do not treat small animals in such a rough way.

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