伪劣

偽劣
wěiliè
adjective #54,813

Meanings

  1. 1 fake and shoddy
  2. 2 counterfeit and substandard

Examples

HSK 6
Zhèxiē huàzhuāngpǐn shì wěiliè de, qiānwàn bié yòng.
These cosmetics are fake and shoddy; whatever you do, don't use them.
HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng cháhuò le yì pī wěiliè yàopǐn.
Police seized a batch of counterfeit, substandard medicines.

Tips

usage
伪劣 joins two faults: 伪 (fake, passing itself off as a brand) and 劣 (inferior, failing on quality). It almost always comes before a noun, as in 伪劣产品 (fake and shoddy products), or in the set phrase 假冒伪劣, "counterfeit and shoddy goods".

Stroke Order

伪 wěi
劣 liè