草草

cǎocǎo
adverb #20,791

Meanings

  1. 1 carelessly
  2. 2 hastily
  3. 3 perfunctorily
  4. 4 in a slapdash manner

Examples

Tā cǎocǎo xiě wán le bàogào jiù tíjiāo le.
He dashed off the report hastily and submitted it.
Huìyì cǎocǎo jiéshù, méiyǒu jiějué rènhé wèntí.
The meeting ended abruptly without resolving any issues.

Tips

usage
草草 often appears in negative contexts, implying carelessness or rushing through something without proper care. Common collocations: 草草了事 (to handle carelessly), 草草收场 (to end prematurely / abruptly).

Stroke Order

cǎo