| liè | inferior |
| 劣 | inferior |
| 劣势 | inferior disadvantaged |
| 劣币 | bad money; bad coin; base coin; base bullion |
| 劣弧 | inferior arc; minor arc |
| 劣根性 | scoundrelism |
| 劣生学 | cacogenics; dysgenics; cacogenic |
| 劣种 | inferior strain; inferior breed; rogue |
| 劣等 | coarseness; privilege; inferiority; low-grade; low-quality |
| 劣等品 | a bastard; inferior goods |
| 劣等感 | inferiority complex |
| 劣等的 | one-horse; low-grade; of inferior quality; poor; inferior; lower; rinky-dink; naggish; of poor quality; shitty; scaly |
| 劣等羊毛 | [Textile] abb |
| 劣绅 | flashman |
| 劣货 | bastard; faulty goods; low grade goods; inferior goods; seconds |
| 劣质 | shoddy of poor quality |
| 劣质的 | tinpot; bad; of poor quality; shoddy; schlocky |
| 劣迹 | bad record (esp. of a public official) unsavory track record |
| 劣迹斑斑 | notorious for one's misdeeds |
| 劣迹昭彰 | have a notorious record |
| 劣马 | plater; rip |