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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liè | lie4
English translation
inferior
low-quality, inferior, bad

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About 劣 liè

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

劣 liè

Contains the radical

力 Lì

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

inadequate

Etymology of 劣 liè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱少力

Semantic compound

少 shǎo

Phonetic compound

力 Lì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 少 shǎo represents the meaning and 力 Lì represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 劣 liè

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这种 zhè zhǒng 恶劣 èliè 作风 zuòfēng 一向 yīxiàng 叫 jiào 人 rén 看不惯 kàn bu guàn .

People always hold this abominable behaviour in detestation.

这 zhè 座 zuò 设计 shèjì 拙劣 zhuō liè 的 de 桥 qiáo 需要 xūyào 做 zuò 补救 bǔjiù 工作 gōngzuò ,以 yǐ 确保 quèbǎo 它 tā 的 de 安全 ānquán .

The poorly designed bridge needs remedial work to make It'safe.

谁 shuí 来 lái 评判 píng pàn 马匹 mǎ pǐ 的 de 优劣 yōu liè 呢 ne ?

Who is going to judge the horses?

我们 wǒmen 以 yǐ 为 wéi 对 duì 方向 fāngxiàng 我们骗售 shòu 劣质 liè zhì 货物 huò wù .

We thought we'd been fobbed off with inferior goods.

当时 dāngshí 我们 wǒmen 就 jiù 曾 Zēng 从 Cóng 底特律 Dǐ tè lǜ 把 bǎ 大量 dà liàng 劣货装运 zhuāng yùn 出去 chū qù .

We shipped a lot of crap out of Detroit in our day.

Words with 劣 liè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
恶劣 èliè vile惡劣
劣势 liè shì inferior劣勢
劣质 liè zhì shoddy劣質
劣 liè inferior劣 liè
卑劣 bēi liè base卑劣 bēi liè
拙劣 zhuō liè clumsy拙劣 zhuō liè
低劣 dī liè substandard低劣 dī liè
假冒伪劣 jiǎ mào wěi liè low-quality commodities假冒偽劣
优劣 yōu liè good and bad優劣
优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittest (idiom)優勝劣汰
劣迹 liè jì unsavory track record劣跡
伪劣 wěi liè inferior偽劣
粗劣 cū liè coarse粗劣 cū liè
顽劣 wán liè stubborn and obstreperous頑劣
土豪劣绅 tǔ háo liè shēn local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia土豪劣紳
劣汰 liè tài elimination of the weakest劣汰 liè tài
优胜劣败 yōu shèng liè bài survival of the fittest (idiom)優勝劣敗

劣 liè Decomposition & Compounds

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劣 liè Decomposition

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劣 liè Compounds

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