草率收兵 cǎoshuàishōubīng to do perfunctory work Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 草率 cǎoshuài adjective careless careless; sloppy; rash; done in a perfunctory manner without due care or seriousness收兵 shōubīng to finish work (metaphorical) To wind up an activity or call it a day; often used in the negative to mean a task is not yet over