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拙劣

zhuōliè
adjective HSK 7 #16,992

Meanings

  1. 1 clumsy
  2. 2 inferior
  3. 3 crude

Characters

拙
zhuō
clumsy; awkward
劣
liè
inferior; bad

Examples

他的表演非常拙劣。
Tā de biǎoyǎn fēicháng zhuōliè.
His performance was very clumsy.
这是一个拙劣的模仿。
Zhè shì yī gè zhuōliè de mófǎng.
This is a crude imitation.

Tips

memory
拙 (clumsy) + 劣 (inferior) — both characters are negative. Double the negativity = something really poorly done.

Stroke Order

拙 zhuō
劣 liè

Related Words

恶劣 èliè HSK 7 #6,638
terrible; vile / harsh; abominable
劣势 lièshì HSK 7 #14,201
disadvantage / inferior position / weakness
劣质 lièzhì HSK 7 #14,651
low-quality; inferior; shoddy
笨拙 bènzhuō #8,911
clumsy; awkward; ungainly / unskillful; maladroit
拙 zhuō #29,945
clumsy; awkward / inelegant; unskilled / (humble) my own (used self-deprecatingly)
低劣 dīliè #19,621
inferior / low-grade / of poor quality
卑劣 bēiliè #12,990
base / mean / despicable
蠢 chǔn HSK 7 #1,160
stupid / foolish / clumsy
劣 liè #23,864
inferior / of poor quality / bad / substandard
劣等 lièděng #24,072
inferior quality / poor-quality / substandard / low-grade
拙劣 zhuōliè
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