粗糙
cūcāo
rough; coarse
Every meaning
cūcāo
- rough; coarse
- crude; careless (workmanship)
In the Library
现在很多学者认为，在蔡伦以前，中国已经有了纸，可是这种纸比较粗糙，做的人也不多，还不太适合写字。
纸是蔡伦发明的吗？ · Who invented paper? Cai Lun and the older paper · HSK 5
Its characters
- 粗cūthick; wide
- 糙cāorough; coarse
Words with 粗
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).