劣等 (liè děng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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劣等
劣等
(liè děng): Inferior (adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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劣 • liè • inferior; of low quality
liè
劣
inferior; of low quality
等 • děng • wait • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
děng
等
wait
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 劣等.
Words with
劣
恶劣
è liè
odious; vile; disgusting
优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài
survival of the fittest
劣势
liè shì
Disadvantage / inferiority
劣质
liè zhì
Poor quality / inferior
拙劣
zhuō liè
Crude / Inferior
低劣
dī liè
inferior, low-quality
卑劣
bēi liè
despicable; mean; base
猥劣
wěiliè
base; mean; despicable
Words with
等
等到
děng dào
to wait until
平等
píng děng
equal; equality
等于
děng yú
equal to; equivalent to; be worth
等待
děng dài
to wait for; to await
中等
zhōng děng
medium
初等
chū děng
elementary (i.e. easy)
相等
xiāng děng
be equal to
等候
děng hòu
to wait; await; expect
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Example Sentences with 劣等
zhè
这
zhǒng
种
chǎn
产
pǐn
品
shì
是
liè
劣
děng
等
huò
货
。
This product is of inferior quality.
tā
他
yīn
因
wèi
为
chéng
成
jì
绩
liè
劣
děng
等
ér
而
gǎn
liè
劣
děng
等
cái
材
liào
料
zhì
制
chéng
成
de
的
jiā
家
jù
感
dào
到
zì
自
bēi
卑
。
He felt inferior because of his poor grades.
具
hěn
很
róng
容
yì
易
sǔn
损
huài
坏
。
Furniture made from inferior materials is easily damaged.
