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CHINESE CHARACTER

liáo

潦

潦

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careless; hasty

Numbered pinyin
liao2
English meanings
careless; hasty; down and out; waterlogged

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他de的zì字xiě写de得hěn很liáocǎo潦草。

    His handwriting is very careless.

  2. 02

    tā他wǎnnián晚年qióng穷kùn困liáo潦dào倒。

    He was down and out in his later years.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 潦草
  • 潦倒
  • 潦草字
  • 穷困潦倒