| 粗糙 | cū cāo | crude / gruff / rough / coarse |   |
| 粗鲁 | cū lǔ | coarse / crude (in one's manner) / boorish | |
| 刺眼 | cì yǎn | to dazzle / to offend the eyes / dazzling / harsh (light) / crude (colors) / unsightly | |
| 粗暴 | cū bào | crude / crass / rude / rough / harsh | |
| 粗陋 | cū lòu | crude / coarse / unsophisticated / shallow | |
| 粗率 | cū shuài | rough / coarse / crude / without due care / ill-considered | |
| 卑陋 | bēi lòu | humble / petty / crude | |
| 粗莽 | cū mǎng | brusque / rough / boorish / crude | |
| 原油 | yuán yóu | crude oil | |
| 简陋 | jiǎn lòu | simple and crude | |
| 土 |  tǔ | earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] | |
| 因陋就简 | yīn lòu jiù jiǎn | crude but simple methods (idiom) / use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works. | |
| 硭 | máng | crude saltpeter | |
| 点石成金 | diǎn shí chéng jīn | to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem | |
| 篨 | chú | crude bamboo mat | |
| 点铁成金 | diǎn tiě chéng jīn | to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem | |
| 籧 | qú | crude bamboo mat | |
| 浅陋 | qiǎn lòu | shallow and crude / meager (knowledge or skill) | |
| 土造火箭 | tǔ zào huǒ jiàn | crude rocket | |
| 简陋武器 | jiǎn lòu wǔ qì | crude weapon | |
| 生吗啡 | | crude morphine | |
| 原油清洗 | yuán yóu qīng xǐ | crude oil washing | |
| 国际重质原油和沥青砂会议 | | International Conference on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands | |
| 重质原油和沥青砂资源及产量年度调查 | | Annual Survey on Heavy Crude and Tar Sands Resources and Production | |
| 粗出生率 | | crude birth rate | |
| 柴车 | chái chē | simple and crude cart (or chariot) | |
| 粗鲁不文 | cū lǔ bù wén | crude and ill-educated (idiom) | |
| 荤话 | hūn huà | obscene speech / crude language | |
