劣 liè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
劣质
lièzhì
inferior; poor-quality
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 监管部门查获一批劣质电池，避免了潜在的安全事故。 Jiānguǎn bùmén cháhuò yì pī lièzhì diànchí, bìmiǎn le qiánzài de ānquán shìgù. The regulatory authorities seized a batch of poor-quality batteries, preventing potential safety incidents.
- 这双鞋是劣质货，穿了两天就开胶了。 Zhè shuāng xié shì lièzhì huò, chuān le liǎng tiān jiù kāijiāo le. These shoes are poor-quality goods; after two days the sole came unglued.
- 劣质的玩具不仅容易坏，还可能伤到孩子。 Lièzhì de wánjù bùjǐn róngyì huài, hái kěnéng shāngdào háizi. Poor-quality toys not only break easily but may also hurt children.
Related words
- 恶劣 èliè bad, vile
- 劣势 lièshì disadvantage; inferior position
- 优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittest; the strong survive and the weak are eliminated
- 拙劣 zhuōliè clumsy; inferior; poorly executed
- 品质 pǐnzhì quality
- 性质 xìngzhì nature; property
- 质量 zhìliàng quality
- 物质 wùzhì substance; material
- 变质 biànzhì to go bad, to deteriorate
- 材质 cáizhì material, texture
- 蛋白质 dànbáizhì protein
- 地质 dìzhì geology