No. 4,073 in Chinese
劣
Inferior; poor-quality.
In a sentence
这次比赛他的成绩比上次更劣。
This time, his performance was worse than last time.
"劣" is used here to denote a comparative sense of inferiority in performance.
劣质产品容易损害消费者的权益。
Inferior-quality products easily damage consumers' rights.
"劣" here describes the poor or substandard quality of products.
虽然他家境贫穷，却没有因生性劣根而扰乱社会。
Although his family is poor, he did not disturb society due to inherent bad traits.
"劣" is employed as part of the compound "劣根" to indicate negative traits or inherent base qualities.
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