劣等

lièděng

adjective #24,072

Meanings

1 inferior quality
2 poor-quality
3 substandard
4 low-grade

Characters

inferior; bad; poor

grade; rank; class; equal

Examples

这些劣等产品不应该进入市场。

Zhèxiē lièděng chǎnpǐn bù yīnggāi jìnrù shìchǎng.

These substandard products should not enter the market.

他交了一份劣等的报告，被老板批评了。

Tā jiāo le yī fèn lièděng de bàogào, bèi lǎobǎn pīpíng le.

He submitted an inferior report and was criticized by the boss.

使用劣等材料会影响建筑的安全。

Shǐyòng lièděng cáiliào huì yǐngxiǎng jiànzhú de ānquán.

Using substandard materials will affect the safety of the building.

Tips

usage

劣等 collocates with 品 (products: 劣等品), 材料 (materials), 货 (goods: 劣等货). It is more formal than the colloquial 烂 (terrible/crappy). Antonym: 优等 (yōuděng, superior/top-grade).

Stroke Order

劣 liè

等 děng