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粗略

cūlüè

rough; approximate; sketchy

A hand quickly sketches a house with a few lines
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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

略 lüè

Strokes
11
Radical
田 — field, farm, arable land
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 各 individual
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 根据粗略估算,修复整条河道至少需要三年时间。 Gēnjù cūlüè gūsuàn, xiūfù zhěng tiáo hédào zhìshǎo xūyào sān nián shíjiān. According to a rough estimate, restoring the entire riverway will require at least three years.
  • 我只粗略地看了一遍,没有细读。 Wǒ zhǐ cūlüè de kàn le yí biàn, méiyǒu xì dú. I only skimmed through it roughly and did not read it carefully.
  • 请先给我一个粗略的预算,细节以后再谈。 Qǐng xiān gěi wǒ yí ge cūlüè de yùsuàn, xìjié yǐhòu zài tán. Please give me a rough budget first, and we will discuss the details later.

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