- 恶劣 èliè vilevery bad; abominable; of extremely poor quality or character
- 假冒伪劣 jiǎmàowěiliè fake and inferiorcounterfeit and of poor quality; refers to fake goods that are sold as genuine items or commodities of very low quality
- 劣势 lièshì disadvantageAn inferior position or disadvantaged situation; a position of weakness compared to others.
- 劣质 lièzhì shoddyof poor or inferior quality; substandard
- 优劣 yōuliè merits and drawbacksgood and bad; merits and drawbacks; quality
- 卑劣 bēiliè despicablebase; mean; despicable; low and degrading in character or behavior
- 优胜劣汰 yōushèngliètài survival of the fittestIn a competition, the strong or superior win out while the weak or inferior are eliminated.
- 低劣 dīliè inferiorof poor quality or low grade; substandard
- 拙劣 zhuōliè clumsyclumsy; botched; inferior; of poor quality
- 伪劣 wěiliè fake and inferiorcounterfeit and of poor quality; fake and low-grade
- 劣迹 lièjì bad recorda history of misdeeds or unsavory behavior, often referring to a public official; evil doing
- 劣等 lièděng inferiorlow-grade; of poor quality
- 劣根性 liègēnxìng deep-rooted bad habitsDeep-rooted bad traits or habits that are ingrained and difficult to change; inherent weaknesses or vices in a person's character or a society's culture.
- 顽劣 wánliè stubborn and wickedStubborn and odious; behaving in a depraved or malicious manner
- 孰优孰劣 shúyōushúliè which is betterwhich of the two is better and which is worse
- 奖优罚劣 jiǎngyōufáliè to reward the good and punish the badto reward those who perform well or achieve excellence, while punishing those who perform poorly; reward the good and punish the bad
- 土豪劣绅 tǔháolièshēn local tyrants and evil gentrylocal bosses and corrupt members of the elite; used as a generic term for powerful local figures who bully others and act above the law
- 粗劣 cūliè shoddyof poor quality; coarse and inferior
- 劣马 lièmǎ nagan inferior horse that is weak or runs poorly; a nag
- 劣等生 lièděngshēng struggling studentstudent with poor academic performance or low intelligence who is unable to keep up with classmates
- 劣货 lièhuò shoddy goodsproducts or goods of poor quality
- 劣绅 lièshēn evil gentrylandlords or gentry members who act wickedly and bully the local population
- 劣汰 liètài elimination of the inferiorelimination of the weakest; the weeding out of the poor-performing or low-quality
- 劣种 lièzhǒng inferior breedAn inferior strain, breed, or stock of an animal or plant; low-quality seeds
- 优胜劣败 yōushènglièbài survival of the fittest(idiom) the superior win and the inferior are defeated; survival of the fittest
- 劣弧 lièhú minor arcIn mathematics, an arc of a circle that is smaller than a semicircle; often contrasted with [[优弧|優弧|you1 hu2]].
- 陋劣 lòuliè vilevile; detestable; vulgar or of poor quality
- 下劣 xiàliè vilemean; inferior; low-grade; base
- 不劣方头 bùlièfāngtóu stubborn and unamiableUpright and stubborn; unyielding and difficult to get along with.
- 劣品 lièpǐn inferior goodsinferior commodities; poor quality products
- 劣币 lièbì bad moneyIn currency circulation, the coin with lower actual value when two currencies have the same exchange value; a base or counterfeit coin.
- 劣币驱逐良币 lièbìqūzhúliángbì Gresham's Laweconomic principle that if two kinds of money with the same nominal value but different intrinsic value are in circulation, the inferior currency will displace the superior currency
- 劣性 lièxìng bad naturebad nature; wicked character; an evil or vile disposition
- 劣把 lièba unskilled(variant form) an outsider or an unskilled person; someone who lacks proficiency in a certain trade
- 劣笔 lièbǐ poor writingcrude writing or poorly written work; an unskillful piece of calligraphy or literature
- 劣药 lièyào inferior-quality medicinemedicine that is of poor quality, including drugs that do not meet official standards for purity, strength, or composition, or medicine that has passed its expiration date
- 劣行 lièxíng misdeedbad behavior or evil conduct
- 劣角 lièjiǎo minor anglethe smaller of two angles formed by two intersecting lines, specifically an angle less than 180 degrees
- 劣败 lièbài to be defeatedfor the inferior or weak to be defeated or eliminated in a competition; often used as the opposite of [[优胜|優勝|you1 sheng4]]
- 劣迹斑斑 lièjìbānbān notoriousnotorious for one's misdeeds; having a long record of bad behavior or crimes
- 劣酒 lièjiǔ poor quality alcoholinferior liquor; poor quality spirits or wine
- 卑劣手段 bēilièshǒuduàn mean trickdespicable tactics or dirty methods used to achieve a goal
- 方头不劣 fāngtóubùliè stubborn and unreasonableobstinate and unamiable; fierce and difficult to reason with
- 歪瓜劣枣 wāiguālièzǎo unattractiverepulsively ugly; misshapen and inferior produce (metaphor for people or things)
- 猥劣 wěiliè despicable(literary) despicable; contemptible; vulgar and offensive in words or behavior
- 窳劣 yǔliè of inferior qualitybad or poor in quality; shoddy; inferior
- 粗劣作品 cūlièzuòpǐn kitschart or creative work that is vulgar, low-quality, or in bad taste
- 绩劣 jìliè poor performancehaving a poor track record or unsatisfactory performance, particularly regarding business results or financial stocks
- 芜劣 wúliè poorly writtenmuddled and inferior; of poor quality, specifically describing writing or literary works
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