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劣
liè
low-quality, inferior, bad
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少 (inadequate) provides meaning, 力 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
6 strokes
Common (19%)
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⿱少力
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少
few, little; less; inadequate
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Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
4 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 劣 (23)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
恶劣
↗
èliè
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
5
èliè
恶劣
↗
HSK 5
vile / nasty / of very poor quality
优胜劣汰
↗
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
6
yōushèngliètài
优胜劣汰
↗
HSK 6
survival of the fittest (idiom)
劣
↗
liè
inferior
liè
劣
↗
inferior
卑劣
↗
bēiliè
base / mean / despicable
bēiliè
卑劣
↗
base / mean / despicable
低劣
↗
dīliè
inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
dīliè
低劣
↗
inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
拙劣
↗
zhuōliè
clumsy / botched
zhuōliè
拙劣
↗
clumsy / botched
劣汰
↗
liètài
elimination of the weakest
liètài
劣汰
↗
elimination of the weakest
劣势
↗
lièshì
inferior / disadvantaged
lièshì
劣势
↗
inferior / disadvantaged
伪劣
↗
wěiliè
inferior / false
wěiliè
伪劣
↗
inferior / false
劣质
↗
lièzhì
shoddy / of poor quality
lièzhì
劣质
↗
shoddy / of poor quality