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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)

顽劣
wánliè
stubborn and obstreperous
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
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
歪瓜劣枣
wāiguālièzǎo
ugly
恶劣影响
èlièyǐngxiǎng
evil influence
劣迹斑斑
lièjìbānbān
notorious for one's misdeeds
优胜劣汰
yōushèngliètài
survival of the fittest (idiom)
HSK 6
粗劣作品
cūlièzuòpǐn
kitsch
假冒伪劣
jiǎmàowěiliè
cheap quality counterfeit (goods)

Metadata

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

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