劣势

劣勢

lièshì

noun HSK 7-9 #14,201

Meanings

1 disadvantage
2 inferior position
3 weakness

Characters

power; momentum; situation

Examples

我们的队伍处于劣势。

Wǒmen de duìwu chǔyú lièshì.

Our team is at a disadvantage.

他把劣势变成了优势。

Tā bǎ lièshì biànchéng le yōushì.

He turned the disadvantage into an advantage.

Tips

usage

劣势 is the opposite of 优势 (advantage). Common collocations: 处于劣势 (to be at a disadvantage), 扭转劣势 (to reverse a disadvantage).

Stroke Order

劣 liè

势 shì