劣 liè — bad; inferior; poor; of low quality

劣
liè

Level 1 · Common HSK 6 #416

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Basic definition

  1. adjective bad; inferior; poor; of low quality e.g 恶劣劣质低劣
  2. adjective weak; inferior; low; lowly e.g 劣势拙劣优劣

Detailed explanation

adjective
  1. (会意。从力，从少。这是合并两个字的意思而构成的会意字。本义:弱;小)
  2. weak;small e.g 劣马 劣弱
  3. few
  4. bad; evil e.g 劣性 · 劣缺 · 劣衿
verb
  1. inferior
  2. 劣下(低能;低下);劣弟(在平辈或朋友间表示自谦的称呼);劣丈(在世交中，长辈对晚辈表示自谦的称呼)
  3. naughty
  4. strong;fine
  5. viollent
adverb
  1. only

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