逊色

遜色

xùnsè

adjective HSK 7-9 #34,310

Meanings

1 inferior
2 not as good as
3 paling in comparison

Characters

inferior; modest

Literally 'inferior quality' - not as good as something else

Examples

HSK 6

这款国产手机一点也不比进口的逊色。

Zhè kuǎn guóchǎn shǒujī yīdiǎn yě bùbǐ jìnkǒu de xùnsè.

This domestic phone is not at all inferior to imported ones.

HSK 7-9

他的表现毫不逊色于其他选手。

Tā de biǎoxiàn háobù xùnsè yú qítā xuǎnshǒu.

His performance was not inferior to the other competitors at all.

Tips

usage

逊色 is almost always used in negative constructions: 毫不逊色 (not at all inferior), 一点也不逊色 (not inferior in the slightest). Rarely used in positive statements.

Stroke Order

逊 xùn

色 sè