粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào crudely made

Explanation

形容制作粗糙，质量低劣。

describes something as made roughly and of poor quality.

Origin Story

从前，有个木匠，他接了个订单，要制作一套精美的家具。但他贪图省事，粗制滥造，用料低劣，工艺粗糙。结果，家具很快就坏了，客户非常不满，木匠的名声也因此受损。他这才明白，只有用心做好每一件作品，才能获得客户的信赖和尊重。从此以后，他再也不粗制滥造了，认真做好每一个细节，他的技艺越来越精湛，名声也越来越好。

cóng qián, yǒu ge mù jiàng, tā jiē ge dìngdān, yào zhì zuò yī tào jīng měi de jiā jù. dàn tā tāntú shěngshì, cū zhì làn zào, yòng liào dī liè, gōng yì cū cāo. jiéguǒ, jiā jù hěn kuài jiù huài le, kèhù fēicháng bùmǎn, mù jiàng de míngshēng yě yīncǐ shòusǔn. tā zhè cái míngbái, zhǐ yǒu yòng xīn zuò hǎo měi yī jiàn zuòpǐn, cái néng huòdé kèhù de xìnlài hé zūnzhòng. cóng cǐ yǐhòu, tā zài yě bù cū zhì làn zào le, rènzhēn zuò hǎo měi yīgè xìjié, tā de jìyì yuè lái yuè jīngzhàn, míngshēng yě yuè lái yuè hǎo.

Once upon a time, there was a carpenter who received an order to make a set of exquisite furniture. But he was lazy and careless, using inferior materials and rough workmanship. As a result, the furniture broke down quickly, and the customer was very dissatisfied, damaging the carpenter's reputation. He then understood that only by carefully making each piece of work could he gain the trust and respect of his customers. From then on, he stopped being careless and paid attention to every detail; his skills improved, and his reputation grew.

Usage

用于形容制作粗糙，质量低劣的事物或行为。

yòng yú xíngróng zhì zuò cū cāo, zhì liàng dī liè de shìwù huò xíngwéi.

Used to describe things or behaviors that are crudely made and of low quality.

Examples

• 他做事向来粗制滥造，质量难以保证。

  ta zuò shì xiàng lái cū zhì làn zào, zhì liàng nán yǐ bǎo zhèng.

  His work has always been shoddy, and the quality is hard to guarantee.

• 这次的展览作品粗制滥造，令人失望。

  zhè cì de zhǎn lǎn zuò pǐn cū zhì làn zào, lìng rén shī wàng.

  The works in this exhibition were poorly made and disappointing.

Related Idioms

• 敷衍了事

• 偷工减料

Opposite Idioms

• 精雕细刻

• 一丝不苟