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劣
liè
1. inferior
Common • Top 6% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

劣
liè
low-quality, inferior, bad
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

低劣
dīliè
inferior quality
伪劣
wěiliè
inferior
优劣
yōuliè
good and bad
劣势
lièshì
inferior
劣汰
liètài
elimination of the weakest
劣质
lièzhì
shoddy
劣迹
lièjì
bad record (esp. of a public official)
卑劣
bēiliè
base
恶劣
èliè
vile
HSK 5
拙劣
zhuōliè
clumsy
粗劣
cūliè
coarse
芜劣
wúliè
muddled and inferior (of writing)
鄙劣
bǐliè
base
顽劣
wánliè
stubborn and obstreperous
假冒伪劣
jiǎmàowěiliè
cheap quality counterfeit (goods)
优胜劣汰
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
HSK 6
劣迹斑斑
lièjìbānbān
notorious for one's misdeeds
土豪劣绅
tǔháolièshēn
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
恶劣影响
èlièyǐngxiǎng
evil influence
歪瓜劣枣
wāiguālièzǎo
ugly

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,901
Word Frequency Rank
5,080 of 84,292

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