逊色

遜色

xùnsè

adjective HSK 7 #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

他的表现毫不逊色于其他选手。

Tā de biǎoxiàn háo bù xùnsè yú qítā xuǎnshǒu.

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

这款国产手机一点也不比进口的逊色。

Zhè kuǎn guóchǎn shǒujī yīdiǎn yě bù bǐ jìnkǒu de xùnsè.

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

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