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劣

liè
adjective #23,864

Meanings

  1. 1 inferior
  2. 2 of poor quality
  3. 3 bad
  4. 4 substandard

Examples

这批货质量低劣，无法出售。
Zhè pī huò zhìliàng dīliè, wúfǎ chūshòu.
This batch of goods is of inferior quality and cannot be sold.
他的道德品质极为恶劣。
Tā de dàodé pǐnzhì jíwéi èliè.
His moral character is extremely bad.

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usage
劣 is rarely used alone — it commonly appears in compounds: 低劣 (low and inferior), 恶劣 (bad, vile, severe), 劣质 (of poor quality), 劣势 (disadvantageous position). The opposite is 优 (superior, excellent).

Stroke Order

劣 liè