草草收场

草草收場

cǎocǎo-shōuchǎng

idiom #59,261

Meanings

1 to end in a hurry
2 to wind up hastily without a proper finish

Characters

hasty; careless

to close; to wind up

Examples

HSK 4

因为下大雨，运动会只好草草收场。

Yīnwèi xià dàyǔ, yùndònghuì zhǐhǎo cǎocǎo-shōuchǎng.

Because of the heavy rain, the sports meet had to be wound up in a hurry.

HSK 7-9

这部电视剧开头很精彩，结局却草草收场，观众很失望。

Zhè bù diànshìjù kāitóu hěn jīngcǎi, jiéjú què cǎocǎo-shōuchǎng, guānzhòng hěn shīwàng.

This TV series started out gripping, but the ending was rushed, and viewers were disappointed.

Tips

usage

收场 is the close of a show, so the phrase pictures a performance cut short. Said of meetings, shows, campaigns and stories. A close cousin is 草草了事 'to get something over with carelessly'.

Stroke Order

草 cǎo

收 shōu

场 chǎng