恶劣 (èliè) — bad, vile

Characters in this word

Strokes: 10
Radical: 心 — heart
Made of: 亚 Asia 心 heart
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Strokes: 6
Radical: 力 — strength, power
Made of: 少 few, little 力 strength, power
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

由于天气恶劣，所有出海的船只都被要求返航。 Yóuyú tiānqì èliè, suǒyǒu chūhǎi de chuánzhī dōu bèi yāoqiú fǎnháng. Because the weather was severe, all vessels that had gone out to sea were ordered to return.
这里的工作环境很恶劣，夏天又热又吵。 Zhèlǐ de gōngzuò huánjìng hěn èliè, xiàtiān yòu rè yòu chǎo. The working conditions here are terrible: hot and noisy in summer.
他的态度非常恶劣，连一句道歉都没有说。 Tā de tàidù fēicháng èliè, lián yí jù dàoqiàn dōu méiyǒu shuō. His attitude was awful, and he didn't say a single word of apology.