潦草

• Pinyin: liáo cǎo
• Desglose de hanzi: 潦 = 氵 + 尞 (flooded/waterlogged — water moving without direction); 草 = 艹 + 早 (grass/rough — something coarse and unrefined)

Significado

descuidado; hecho con prisas; garabateado/ilegible

Primarily used to describe untidy handwriting or work done in a rush without care. Can apply to written characters that are hard to read, or more broadly to any task completed sloppily. Carries a negative connotation of irresponsibility or insufficient effort. Common in academic and professional contexts when criticising poor workmanship.

Ejemplos

1. 他提交的报告字迹潦草，评审委员会几乎无法辨认其中的内容。
2. 由于时间仓促，她只能潦草地记下几个关键词，事后再整理完整的笔记。
3. 老师批评学生作业写得潦草，要求重新认真誊写一遍。

Guía de uso

Contexto: education, workplace critique, writing quality

Tono: critical

Correcto

• 这份申请材料填写得太潦草，不符合提交标准，必须重新填写清楚。(This application form has been filled in too carelessly — it does not meet submission standards and must be rewritten legibly.)
• 他平时写字潦草，但考试时会特别注意保持字迹工整。(He normally writes carelessly, but during exams he pays particular attention to keeping his handwriting neat.)

Incorrecto

• 用'潦草'形容人的外貌或性格 — 该词专指书写或工作质量粗糙，形容外貌应用'邋遢'，形容性格应用'马虎'

Origen e historia

潦 (flooded/hasty — water flowing carelessly) + 草 (grass/rough draft — something rough and unfinished)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal