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潦草 (liáo cǎo): slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible

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HSK 7adjective

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Pinyin
Meaning: slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 7

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slipshod
careless
slovenly
(of handwriting) scrawly
illegible

Chinese explanation

形容字迹不工整、不清晰，写得很随意
也形容做事马虎、不认真，草率了事。

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