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粗略

cū lüè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

粗略 (cū lüè) means "rough (not precise or accurate); cursory". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 粗略 means

1. rough (not precise or accurate)
2. cursory

The characters in 粗略

• 粗cū(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff
• 略lüèbrief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit

Example sentences

• 这个国家的人口粗略估计是五千万左右。
  Zhège guójiā de rénkǒu cūlüè gūjì shì wǔ qiānwàn zuǒyòu.
  The population of the country is roughly estimated at 50,000,000.
• 我想这工作粗略估计得花上两个星期的时间。
  Wǒ xiǎng zhè gōngzuò cūlüè gūjì de huā shàng liǎng gè xīngqī de shíjiān.
  At a rough estimate, I would say the job will take two weeks.

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