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劣

liè

bad, inferior; slightly

Strokes
6
Radical
力
HSK
5
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 由于天气恶劣,飞机延误了。

    Yóu yú tiān qì è liè fēi jī yán wu le

    Due to bad weather, the plane was late.

  • 恶劣的天气对他的健康带来了影响。

    È liè de tiān qì duì tā de jiàn kāng dài lái le yǐng xiǎng

    The bad weather affected his health.

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Words containing 劣

  • 恶劣è liè 4–4 vile; nasty; of very poor quality
  • 优胜劣汰yōu shèng liè tài 1–4–4–4survival of the fittest (idiom)
  • 劣势liè shì 4–4 inferior; disadvantaged
  • 劣质liè zhì 4–4 shoddy; of poor quality
  • 拙劣zhuō liè 1–4 clumsy; botched