粗

Meaning(adjective, adverb)

coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude

Examples

• 这根绳子很粗。

  zhè gēn shéng zi hěn cū.

  This rope is very thick.

• 他做事太粗心了。

  tā zuò shì tài cū xīn le.

  He is too careless in what he does.

• 这块布摸起来有点儿粗。

  zhè kuài bù mō qǐ lái yǒu diǎn er cū.

  This cloth feels a bit rough.

Easily confused

• 厚 — 粗 is thick in diameter (rope, tree, legs); 厚 is thick in depth (book, coat, wall). Opposites: 粗↔细, 厚↔薄.

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