潦草

liáocǎo

adjective HSK 7 #44,311

Meanings

1 sloppy
2 messy
3 illegible (of handwriting)
4 careless

Characters

flooded; muddled

grass; careless; draft

Examples

他的字写得很潦草，我看不懂。

Tā de zì xiě de hěn liáocǎo, wǒ kàn bù dǒng.

His handwriting is so messy that I can't read it.

这份报告写得太潦草了。

Zhè fèn bàogào xiě de tài liáocǎo le.

This report was written too carelessly.

Tips

usage

Most commonly used for messy handwriting, but can also describe careless work in general.

Stroke Order

潦 liáo

草 cǎo