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拙劣
zhuō liè
Pinyin
Definition
拙劣
-
zhuō liè
clumsy
botched
Character Decomposition
拙
扌
出
劣
小
丿
力
Related Words
(20)
卑劣
bēi liè
1
base
2
mean
3
despicable
恶劣
è liè
1
vile
2
nasty
3
of very poor quality
伪劣
wěi liè
1
inferior
2
false
优劣
yōu liè
1
good and bad
2
merits and drawbacks
劣
liè
1
inferior
劣势
liè shì
1
inferior
2
disadvantaged
劣质
liè zhì
1
shoddy
2
of poor quality
弄巧成拙
nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō
1
to overreach oneself
2
to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
拙劣
zhuō liè
1
clumsy
2
botched
拙荆
zhuō jīng
1
my wife (humble)
笨拙
bèn zhuō
1
clumsy
2
awkward
3
stupid
低劣
dī liè
1
inferior quality
2
substandard
3
low-grade
劣汰
liè tài
1
elimination of the weakest
劣迹
liè jì
1
bad record (esp. of a public official)
2
unsavory track record
守拙
shǒu zhuō
1
to remain honest and poor
愚拙
yú zhuō
1
clumsy and stupid
拙
zhuō
1
awkward
2
clumsy
3
dull
4
inelegant
5
(polite) my
6
Taiwan pr. [zhuó]
拙作
zhuō zuò
1
my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
2
my humble writing
拙政园
Zhuō zhèng yuán
1
Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
拙朴
zhuō pǔ
1
austere
2
humble
Idioms
(5)
优胜劣汰
yōu shèng liè tài
1
survival of the fittest (idiom)
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
1
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
1
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
2
honesty is the best policy
拙嘴笨舌
zhuō zuǐ bèn shé
1
lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
1
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我是说别胡搅蛮缠,耍小孩子脾气,非要男人对她百依百顺。这是最拙劣的撒娇。
wǒ shì shuō bié hú jiǎománchán ,shuǎ xiǎo háizi píqì ,fēi yào nánrén duì tā bǎiyībǎishùn 。zhè shì zuì zhuōliè de sājiāo 。
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