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拙劣 (zhuō liè): Crude / Inferior (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

拙劣 consists of 2 characters.

clumsy, awkward, unskillful

inferior; of low quality

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Verb + Complementwith模仿

mó模

fǎng仿

zhuō拙

liè劣

neutral

clumsy imitation

Adjective + Nounwith表演

zhuō拙

liè劣

de的

biǎo表

yǎn演

Adverb + Adjectivewith极其

jí极

qí其

zhuō拙

liè劣

Subject + Predicatewith手段

shǒu手

duàn段

zhuō拙

liè劣

Example Sentences with 拙劣

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

jù具

zuò做

dé得

hěn很

neutral

clumsy performance

formal

Written

extremely clumsy

formal

clumsy means

zhuō

拙

liè劣

。

This toy is poorly made.

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.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

fēn分

xī析

fāng方

fǎ法

xiàng相

dāng当

zhuō拙

liè劣

，

nán难

yǐ以

lìng令

rén人

xìn信

fú服

。

The analytical method of this report is rather inferior and hardly convincing.

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tā他

huà画

de的

nà那

fú幅

huà画

jì技

qiǎo巧

hěn很

zhuō拙

liè劣

，

dàn但

xiǎng想

fǎ法

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

The technique in his painting is clumsy, but the idea is interesting.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

zhè这

ge个

jiè借

kǒu

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

zì自

jǐ己

zhuō拙

liè劣

de的

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

jù剧

qíng情

biān编

pái排

xiǎn

zhè这

zhǒng种

zhuō拙

liè劣

de的

yíng营

xiāo销

shǒu手

duàn段

口

biān编

dé得

guò过

yú于

zhuō拙

liè劣

le了

ma吗

？

Don't you think this excuse is fabricated in an overly crude manner?

biǎo表

xiàn现

ér而

qì气

něi馁

，

fǎn反

ér而

jiā加

bèi倍

nǔ努

lì力

。

He was not discouraged by his inferior performance; instead, he redoubled his efforts.

显

de得

zhuō拙

liè劣

，

quē缺

fá乏

luó逻

jí辑

xìng性

。

The plot arrangement of this movie appears inept and lacks logic.

jué

绝

bú不

huì会

tí提

shēng升

pǐn品

pái牌

xíng形

xiàng象

。

Such an inferior marketing tactic will definitely not enhance the brand image.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 拙劣.

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笨拙bèn zhuō

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劣势liè shì
劣质liè zhì
恶劣è liè
优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tài