劣
liè
Pinyin

Definition

劣
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liè
  1. inferior

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

卑劣
bēi liè
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 mean
  3. 3 despicable
恶劣
è liè
  1. 1 vile
  2. 2 nasty
  3. 3 of very poor quality
劣
liè
  1. 1 inferior
劣势
liè shì
  1. 1 inferior
  2. 2 disadvantaged
劣质
liè zhì
  1. 1 shoddy
  2. 2 of poor quality
拙劣
zhuō liè
  1. 1 clumsy
  2. 2 botched
低劣
dī liè
  1. 1 inferior quality
  2. 2 substandard
  3. 3 low-grade
伪劣
wěi liè
  1. 1 inferior
  2. 2 false
优劣
yōu liè
  1. 1 good and bad
  2. 2 merits and drawbacks
劣汰
liè tài
  1. 1 elimination of the weakest
劣迹
liè jì
  1. 1 bad record (esp. of a public official)
  2. 2 unsavory track record
歪瓜劣枣
wāi guā liè zǎo
  1. 1 ugly
  2. 2 repulsive
  3. 3 also written 歪瓜裂棗|歪瓜裂枣[wāi guā liè zǎo]
粗劣
cū liè
  1. 1 coarse
顽劣
wán liè
  1. 1 stubborn and obstreperous
  2. 2 naughty and mischievous

Idioms (2)

优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài
  1. 1 survival of the fittest (idiom)
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
  1. 1 local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia

Sample Sentences

鲁迅的很多作品都是写普通人的悲剧命运的，悲剧是时代和社会造成的，也与国民的劣根性息息相关。
Lǔ Xùn de hěn duō zuòpǐn dōu shì xiě pǔtōngrén de bēijù mìngyùn de ，bēijù shì shídài hé shèhuì zàochéng de ，yě yǔ guómín de liègēnxìng xīxīxiāngguān 。
Lots of Lu Hsun's works are about the tragic fates of ordinary people. The tragedy is created by the times and the society. It's also related to the peoples' bad character.
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是啊！不过不要开心得太早，由于连日下雨，环境恶劣，暂时还不能将他们安全带出。
shì ā ！bùguò bùyào kāixīn de tài zǎo ，yóuyú liánrì xiàyǔ ，huánjìng èliè ，zànshí hái bùnéng jiāng tāmen ānquán dàichū 。
Certainly! However we should be cautious about being happy too early because due to persistent heavy rain and treacherous conditions, the rescue team cannot lead them to safety yet.
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话可不是这么说的，从心理学的角度分析，“贴标签”其实是一种心理暗示，正面积极的暗示可以使人自信；而负面消极的暗示可是会产生极其恶劣的人际隔阂的。
huà kě bùshì zhèmeshuō de ，cóng xīnlǐxué de jiǎodù fēnxī ，“tiē biāoqiān ”qíshí shì yīzhǒng xīnlǐ ànshì ，zhèngmiàn jījí de ànshì kěyǐ shǐ rén zìxìn ；ér fùmiàn xiāojí de ànshì kěshì huì chǎnshēng jíqí èliè de rénjì géhé de 。
You can't say that. From a psychological perspective, "labelling" is actually psychological suggestion. Positive pro-active suggestion can make people self-confident; whereas negative suggestion creates extremely toxic alienation.
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许多工人在恶劣的环境下工作。
xǔduō gōngrén zài èliè de huánjìng xià gōngzuò 。
Many people work under terrible conditions.
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你说的没有错，但每种沟通方式本来就都有它的好坏优劣，你还是得承认现代通讯软件让我们跨越了很多往常的时空限制。
nǐshuōde méiyǒu cuò ，dàn měi zhǒng gōutōng fāngshì běnlái jiù dōu yǒu tā de hǎohuài yōuliè ，nǐ háishì děi chéngrèn xiàndài tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn ràng wǒmen kuàyuè le hěn duō wǎngcháng de shíkōng xiànzhì 。
You're correct, but every method of communication has its advantages and disadvantages. You still have to admit that modern communication software allows us to overcome previous temporal and physical limitations.
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申办冬奥会，北京的劣势是空气污染。
shēnbàn dōngàohuì ，Běijīng de lièshì shì kōngqì wūrǎn 。
In applying to hold the Winter Olympics, Beijing's disadvantage is air pollution.
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优势”的反义词是：劣势。
yōushì ”de fǎnyìcí shì ：lièshì 。
The antonym of yōushì is lièshì.
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这个房子的劣势是面积太小。
zhè ge fángzi de lièshì shì miànji tàixiǎo 。
The drawback of this apartment is that it's too small.
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得赶紧上网发广告，再晚了就租不到好的了。我可不想随便带个歪瓜劣枣的回去。
děi gǎnjǐn shàngwǎng fā guǎnggào ，zài wǎn le jiù zūbùdào hǎo de le 。wǒ kě bù xiǎng suíbiàn dài gè wāiguālièzǎo de huíqu 。
You should get online quick and put up an ad. If you wait too long, then you won't be able to rent a good one. I don't want to just randomly take home somebody all ugly.
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李探长转身对大家说：“这是一起非常恶劣的杀人案件，大家先分头行动，看能不能找到点线索。”
Lǐ tànzhǎng zhuǎnshēn duì dàjiā shuō ：“zhè shì yīqǐ fēicháng èliè de shārén ànjiàn ，dàjiā xiān fēntóu xíngdòng ，kàn néngbùnéng zhǎodào diǎnr xiànsuǒ 。”
Detective Li turned to the group and said: “This is a grisly murder case. Everyone split up and see if you can find some clues.”
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