劣 liè low-quality
low-quality; inferior; bad
怎么记住“劣”: 少 few + 力 power = low-quality. The cheap drill has few settings and so little power that the builder throws it back, calling it low-quality.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
劣 = 少 few + 力 power
- 少 few meaning
- 力 power meaning
The cheap drill has few settings and so little power that the builder throws it back, calling it low-quality.
How it came to be
The small seal form puts little above strength: having little strength, weak.
用法
- Bound morpheme for 'inferior, low-quality': 劣质产品 (lièzhì chǎnpǐn) shoddy goods, 劣势 (lièshì) disadvantage.
- The standard antonym of 优 (yōu, superior): the pair 优/劣 splits good vs bad, as in 优胜劣汰 (yōushèng-liètài) survival of the fittest.
- 恶劣 (èliè) applies to weather, conditions, or behavior that is downright vile: stronger than plain 'bad'.