三流

sānliú

adjective #17,272

Meanings

1 third-rate
2 inferior
3 mediocre

Characters

class; grade; current

Examples

HSK 3

这部电影简直是三流作品。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎnzhí shì sānliú zuòpǐn.

This movie is nothing but a third-rate production.

HSK 5

别去那家三流餐厅了。

Bié qù nà jiā sānliú cāntīng le.

Don't go to that third-rate restaurant.

Tips

usage

The ranking goes: 一流 (first-rate), 二流 (second-rate), 三流 (third-rate). 三流 is derogatory - it implies something is barely passable or outright bad.

Stroke Order

三 sān

流 liú