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1.

Animated Stroke Order 劣

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How to write 劣 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 劣

劣 stroke order diagram

3.

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劣

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4.

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5.

How to Use 劣

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 劣 works in context.

Low quality or crude

Describes something of poor quality or character.

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

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 劣 is used in context

è恶

liè劣

de的

tiān天

qì气

yǐng影

Information

Pinyinliè

Meaninginferior

Strokes6

Radical力

Traditional劣

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1556

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝˋ

UnicodeU+52A3

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少few

A small (少) amount of strength (力) — inferior or weak.

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

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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