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CHINESE CHARACTER

cāo

糙

糙

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rough; coarse

Numbered pinyin
cao1
English meanings
rough; coarse; unpolished

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这zhāng张zhǐ纸de的biǎomiàn表面hěn很cūcāo粗糙。

    The surface of this paper is very rough.

  2. 02

    cāo糙mǐ米bǐ比bái白mǐ米gèng更yǒu有yíngyǎng营养。

    Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice.

  3. 03

    tā他de的pífū皮肤bèi被fēng风chuī吹de得yǒuxiē有些cāo糙。

    His skin became a bit rough from the wind.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 糙米
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