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劣
liè
low-quality, inferior, bad
🔤 Pictophonetic:
少 (inadequate) provides meaning, 力 provides pronunciation
Words Using 劣 (23)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
恶劣
èliè
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
5
恶劣
èliè
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
优胜劣汰
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
6
优胜劣汰
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
劣
liè
inferior
劣
liè
inferior
卑劣
bēiliè
base / mean / despicable
卑劣
bēiliè
base / mean / despicable
低劣
dīliè
inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
低劣
dīliè
inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
拙劣
zhuōliè
clumsy / botched
拙劣
zhuōliè
clumsy / botched
劣汰
liètài
elimination of the weakest
劣汰
liètài
elimination of the weakest
劣势
lièshì
inferior / disadvantaged
劣势
lièshì
inferior / disadvantaged
伪劣
wěiliè
inferior / false
伪劣
wěiliè
inferior / false
劣质
lièzhì
shoddy / of poor quality
劣质
lièzhì
shoddy / of poor quality
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⿱少力
i
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少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
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