劣势 meaning in English

lièshì

inferior; disadvantaged

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 劣勢14 strokes

Meaning of 劣势

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lièshì
  1. inferior
  2. disadvantaged

Stroke order for each character

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劣 liè · low-quality · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

势 shì · power · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 劣势.

优势yōushìsuperiority; dominance
形势xíngshìcircumstances; situation
趋势qūshìtrend; tendency
势力shìlìpower; influence
强势qiángshìstrong; powerful
姿势zīshìposture; position
恶劣èlièvile; nasty
局势júshìsituation; state (of affairs)
手势shǒushìgesture; sign; signal
伤势shāngshìcondition of an injury
气势qìshìimposing manner; loftiness
拙劣zhuōlièclumsy; botched

Questions about 劣势

What does 劣势 mean?

劣势 (lièshì) means "inferior; disadvantaged" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 劣势?

劣势 is made of 2 characters: 劣 (6 strokes), 势 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 劣势 an HSK word?

Yes. 劣势 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 劣势 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 劣势 is written 劣勢.