粗制滥造

粗製濫造

cūzhìlànzào

idiom #37,028

Meanings

1 to make shoddily and in excess
2 rough and slipshod work
3 to churn out without care for quality

Characters

to produce; to make

excessive; indiscriminate

to make; to manufacture

Examples

这些产品粗制滥造，根本不能用。

Zhèxiē chǎnpǐn cūzhìlànzào, gēnběn bùnéng yòng.

These products are shoddily mass-produced — totally unusable.

为了赶工期，他们粗制滥造，结果被退货。

Wèile gǎn gōngqī, tāmen cūzhìlànzào, jiéguǒ bèi tuìhuò.

To meet the deadline they cut corners and churned out sloppy work, and the goods got returned.

Tips

usage

Strongly negative. Applies to manufactured goods, translations, films, construction — anywhere volume is prioritized over quality. Opposite: 精雕细琢 (carefully crafted).

Stroke Order

粗 cū

制 zhì

滥 làn

造 zào