劣迹

劣跡

lièjì

noun #28,477

Meanings

HSK 6

有劣迹的人很难再获得公众信任。

Yǒu lièjì de rén hěn nán zài huòdé gōngzhòng xìnrèn.

People with a bad record find it hard to regain public trust.

HSK 7-9

这名官员劣迹斑斑，终于被查处。

Zhè míng guānyuán lièjì-bānbān, zhōngyú bèi cháchǔ.

This official's long history of misconduct finally caught up with him.

usage

Often appears in the set phrase 劣迹斑斑 (notorious for one's misdeeds), used especially about public figures or officials with documented wrongdoing.

劣 liè

迹 jì