粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
Pinyin

Definition

粗制滥造
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cū zhì làn zào
  1. to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chuàng zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to bring about
  3. 3 to produce
  4. 4 to set (a record)
jiàn zào
  1. 1 to construct
  2. 2 to build
dǎ zào
  1. 1 to create
  2. 2 to build
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to forge (of metal)
yíng zào
  1. 1 to build (housing)
  2. 2 to construct
  3. 3 to make
  1. 1 coarse
  2. 2 rough
  3. 3 thick (for cylindrical objects)
  4. 4 unfinished
  5. 5 vulgar
  6. 6 rude
  7. 7 crude
zào xíng
  1. 1 to model
  2. 2 to shape
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 style
  5. 5 design
  6. 6 form
  7. 7 pose
zào chéng
  1. 1 to bring about
  2. 2 to create
  3. 3 to cause
rén zào
  1. 1 man-made
  2. 2 artificial
  3. 3 synthetic
wěi zào
  1. 1 to forge
  2. 2 to fake
  3. 3 to counterfeit
zhì zào yè
  1. 1 manufacturing industry
chuàng zào lì
  1. 1 ingenuity
  2. 2 creativity
sù zào
  1. 1 to model
  2. 2 to mold
  3. 3 (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)
  4. 4 (literature) to portray (in words)
gǎi zào
  1. 1 to transform
  2. 2 to reform
  3. 3 to remodel
  4. 4 to remold
gòu zào
  1. 1 structure
  2. 2 composition
  3. 3 tectonic (geology)
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
cū kǒu
  1. 1 swear words
  2. 2 obscene language
  3. 3 foul language
cū xīn
  1. 1 careless
  2. 2 thoughtless
cū bào
  1. 1 rough
  2. 2 cruel
cū cāo
  1. 1 crude
  2. 2 gruff
  3. 3 rough
  4. 4 coarse
cū liáng
  1. 1 coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)
cū lǔ
  1. 1 coarse
  2. 2 crude (in one's manner)
  3. 3 boorish

Idioms (12)

向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
天造地设
tiān zào dì shè
  1. 1 lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom)
  2. 2 ideal
  3. 3 perfect
  4. 4 (of a match) made in heaven
  5. 5 to be made for one another
恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào
  1. 1 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)
凭空捏造
píng kōng niē zào
  1. 1 fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng
  1. 1 Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.
粗枝大叶
cū zhī dà yè
  1. 1 thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)
  2. 2 boorish
  3. 3 rough and ready
  4. 4 sloppy
粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
  1. 1 to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
粗鲁不文
cū lǔ bù wén
  1. 1 crude and ill-educated (idiom)
胡编乱造
hú biān luàn zào
  1. 1 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
  2. 2 to make things up
造茧自缚
zào jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist with his own petard
闭门造车
bì mén zào chē
  1. 1 lit. to build a cart behind closed doors
  2. 2 to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是呀,京都建筑受到唐朝影响,许多保存至今,不像我们为了游客而建造的一些粗制滥造的寺庙,不过话说回来,我倒是可以给你推荐京都的一家寺庙。
shì ya ,jīngdōu jiànzhù shòudào Tángcháo yǐngxiǎng ,xǔduō bǎocún zhìjīn ,bù xiàng wǒmen wèile yóukè ér jiànzào de yīxiē cūzhìlànzào de sìmiào ,bùguò huàshuōhuílai ,wǒ dàoshì kěyǐ gěi nǐ tuījiàn Jīngdōu de yī jiā sìmiào 。
Yes, the architecture of Kyoto was influenced by the Tang dynasty, and much of it has been preserved to this day, unlike the crudely built temples that we construct for tourists, but getting back to the point, I can recommend a temple for you.
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