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How to write 劣 — animated stroke order

2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 劣

Low quality or crude

Describes something of poor quality or character.

恶劣 • è liè • odious; vile; disgusting • HSK 5

HSK 5

5.

Example Sentences

tā他

yīn因

wèi为

chéng成

jì绩

liè劣

děng

Information

Pinyinliè

Meaninginferior; of low quality

Strokes6

Radical力

Traditional劣

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1556

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝˋ

UnicodeU+52A3

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è恶

liè劣

odious; vile; disgusting

劣质 • liè zhì • Poor quality / inferior • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

liè劣

zhì质

Poor quality / inferior

拙劣 • zhuō liè • Crude / Inferior • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuō拙

liè劣

Crude / Inferior

Inferior position or elimination

Refers to a disadvantageous state or being eliminated due to inferiority.

劣势 • liè shì • Disadvantage / inferiority • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

liè劣

shì势

Disadvantage / inferiority

优胜劣汰 • yōu shèng liè tài • survival of the fittest • HSK 6

HSK 6

yōu优

shèng胜

liè劣

tài

等

ér而

gǎn感

dào到

zì自

bēi卑

。

He felt inferior because of his poor grades.

tā他

zhuō拙

liè劣

de的

mó模

fǎng仿

ràng让

quán全

chǎng场

guān观

zhòng众

dōu都

rěn忍

bú不

zhù住

xiào笑

le了

chū出

lái来

。

His crude imitation made the entire audience burst into laughter.

è恶

liè劣

de的

tiān天

qì气

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

háng航

bān班

。

The terrible weather affected the flights.

wǒ我

men们

de的

chǎn产

pǐn品

zài在

jià价

gé格

shàng上

chǔ处

yú于

liè劣

shì势

。

Our products are at a disadvantage in terms of price.

zhè这

zhǒng种

cái材

liào料

de的

zhì质

liàng量

hěn很

dī低

liè劣

。

The quality of this material is very poor.

汰

survival of the fittest

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "lie".

烈lièintense, fiery, strong
猎lièto hunt, to pursue game
列lièto arrange in order; to line up
裂lièto split, to crack, to break apart
咧liēto grin; to open mouth wide

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "力".

动dòngto move, to act, to change
劾héexamine into, impeach, charge
努nǔto exert oneself, to strive
劝quànadvise; urge; try to persuade
劳láoto labor, to work
励lìto encourage, to strive, to exert oneself

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