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势

Inferior in Chinese: 劣势 (liè shì)

liè shì

inferior

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 劣勢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inferior
  2. 2disadvantaged

Stroke order

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劣
势

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ㄌㄧㄝˋ

liè

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

劣势

Simplified

劣勢

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们队在人数上处于劣势。

    wǒ men duì zài rén shù shàng chǔ yú liè shì。

    Our team is at a disadvantage in numbers.

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Related words

恶劣

è liè

vile

趋势

qū shì

trend

形势

xíng shì

circumstances

优势

yōu shì

superiority

姿势

zī shì

posture

势力

shì li

power

强势

qiáng shì

strong

架势

jià shi

attitude

局势

jú shì

situation

劣质

liè zhì

shoddy

气势

qì shì

imposing manner

弱势

ruò shì

vulnerable

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