Definition
草草 is a reduplicated adverb formed from 草 (grass), meaning 'rough, cursory'. It describes doing something hastily or carelessly, without attention to detail. The reduplication intensifies the sense of roughness — think 'perfunctory' or 'slapdash'. It often modifies verbs like 写 (write), 做 (do), or 了结 (finish).
adv.
carelesslyhastilyin a perfunctory manner
Examples
- 草草。Tā cǎo cǎo de xiě le jǐ háng zì jiù jiāo juàn le.He hastily scribbled a few lines and handed in the exam paper.
- 草草，。Zhège bàogào zuò de tài cǎo cǎo, hěnduō xìjié dōu méi tí dào.This report was done too carelessly; many details were not mentioned.
- 草草，。Wǒmen bù néng cǎo cǎo liǎo shì, bìxū rènzhēn duìdài měi yí gè huánjié.We cannot just finish things hastily; we must take every step seriously.
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