Chinese Word: 劣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

劣HSK 5

Pinyin: liè

English Definition: inferior

Chinese Definition:
①恶，坏：恶劣。劣迹。
②低下，弱下：劣势。劣等。低劣。优劣。
③小于一定标准的：劣弧(小于半圆的弧)。

Synonym: 差

Antonyms: 优良

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 力

Pictophonetic:力 indicates the sound; 少 (inadequate) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 少 [ shǎo ] few, little; less; inadequate
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

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恶劣HSK 5	è liè	vile; nasty; of very poor quality
假冒伪劣	jiǎ mào wěi liè	cheap quality counterfeit (goods); low-quality commodities
劣质	liè zhì	shoddy; of poor quality
劣势	liè shì	inferior; disadvantaged
优劣	yōu liè	good and bad; merits and drawbacks

1		yóu yú 由于 tiān qì 天气 è liè 恶劣， jiāo tōng 交通 bú biàn 不便。 The transport is inconvenient due to the bad weather.
2		tā 他 xiǎng 想 táo lí 逃离 nà ge 那个 è liè 恶劣 de 的 huán jìng 环境。 He wanted to escape from that terrible environment.
3		yóu yú 由于 è liè 恶劣 tiān qì 天气， huǒ chē 火车 wǎn diǎn 晚点 le 了。 Due to bad weather, the train was delayed.
4		è liè 恶劣 tiān qì 天气 shǐ de 使得 jiāo tōng 交通 gèng jiā 更加 zāo gāo 糟糕。 Bad weather makes the traffic even worse.
5		xì jūn 细菌 néng gòu 能够 zài 在 è liè 恶劣 huán jìng 环境 xià 下 shēng cún 生存。 Bacteria can survive in harsh environments.

1		yóu yú 由于 tiān qì 天气 è liè 恶劣， jiāo tōng 交通 bú biàn 不便。 The transport is inconvenient due to the bad weather.
2		tā 他 xiǎng 想 táo lí 逃离 nà ge 那个 è liè 恶劣 de 的 huán jìng 环境。 He wanted to escape from that terrible environment.
3		yóu yú 由于 è liè 恶劣 tiān qì 天气， huǒ chē 火车 wǎn diǎn 晚点 le 了。 Due to bad weather, the train was delayed.
4		è liè 恶劣 tiān qì 天气 shǐ de 使得 jiāo tōng 交通 gèng jiā 更加 zāo gāo 糟糕。 Bad weather makes the traffic even worse.
5		xì jūn 细菌 néng gòu 能够 zài 在 è liè 恶劣 huán jìng 环境 xià 下 shēng cún 生存。 Bacteria can survive in harsh environments.