粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào

shoddy; badly made; low-quality work

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37619th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work

Characters

Character Meaning
粗 cū HSK 4
coarse; rough; crude
制 zhì HSK 5
system; to control; to regulate
滥 làn HSK 6
indiscriminate; excessive; overflowing
造 zào HSK 5
to make; to manufacture; to build