粗略

cūlüè

adjective HSK 7-9 #22,875

Meanings

1 rough
2 sketchy
3 approximate

Characters

brief; abbreviated

Literally 'rough and brief' - not detailed

Examples

HSK 3

他粗略地看了一下报告。

Tā cūlüè de kàn le yīxià bàogào.

He glanced over the report roughly.

HSK 5

我只做了一个粗略的估计。

Wǒ zhǐ zuò le yīgè cūlüè de gūjì.

I only made a rough estimate.

Tips

usage

粗略 is often used with 估计 (estimate), 计算 (calculation), or 了解 (understanding) to indicate something is approximate or not yet detailed.

Stroke Order

粗 cū

略 lüè