123456
Keyword
inferior
  • low-quality
  • bad
Frequency
#1860
Strokes
6
Readings
liè100%
Mnemonic
少 (inadequate) gives the meaning and 力 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
恶劣èliè
vile; nasty; of very poor quality
劣势lièshì
inferior; disadvantaged
低劣dīliè
inferior quality; substandard; low-grade
劣质lièzhì
shoddy; of poor quality
卑劣bēiliè
base; mean; despicable
优劣yōuliè
good and bad; merits and drawbacks
拙劣zhuōliè
clumsy; botched
劣liè
inferior
劣等lièděng
poor-quality; inferior
假冒伪劣jiǎmàowěiliè
cheap quality counterfeit (goods); low-quality commodities
劣迹lièjì
bad record (esp. of a public official); unsavory track record
优胜劣汰yōushèngliètài
(idiom) survival of the fittest
伪劣wěiliè
inferior; false
顽劣wánliè
stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous
劣绅lièshēn
evil gentry; wicked landlord
土豪劣绅tǔháolièshēn
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia