quệch quạc
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Careless, sloppy, messy: Describes an action, especially writing or drawing, performed in a hasty, untidy, and negligent manner, resulting in a poor-quality outcome. It emphasizes a lack of care and attention to detail.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Chữ viết của nó quệch quạc khó đọc. (His/Her handwriting is sloppy and hard to read.)
- Đừng vẽ quệch quạc như thế! (Don't draw so messily/carelessly like that!)
- Nó chỉ viết quệch quạc vài dòng rồi nộp bài. (He/She just scribbled a few lines and then submitted the assignment.)
Advanced Usage
- "viết quệch quạc": to write carelessly, to scribble.
- Cậu bé viết quệch quạc vào sổ tay. (The boy scribbled in the notebook.)
- "vẽ quệch quạc": to draw messily, to doodle carelessly.
- Đứa trẻ vẽ quệch quạc lên tường. (The child drew messily on the wall.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nguệch ngoạc: A near-synonymous adjective/adverb with the same meaning (careless, scrawled). Often used interchangeably with "quệch quạc".
- Chữ ký nguệch ngoạc (A scrawled signature).
- Cẩu thả (adj): Negligent, sloppy. A more general term for carelessness that can apply to various actions, not just writing.
- Làm việc cẩu thả (To work negligently).
- Bôi bác (adj): Sloppy, daubed. Often used for painting or applying something messily.
- Tranh vẽ bôi bác (A sloppily daubed painting).
Synonyms
- Ẩu: Sloppy, careless (often in speech or action).
- Luộm thuộm: Untidy, slovenly (more about general appearance or organization).
Related Phrases
- Viết cho xong chuyện: To write just to get it over with (implying carelessness).
- Làm qua loa: To do something perfunctorily, in a slipshod manner.
- Careless
- Viết quệch quạcTo write carelessly, to scribble