"Inferior" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1]
 ruò weak / feeble / young / inferior / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior
 liè shì inferior / disadvantaged
 xùn sè inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
 wěi liè inferior / false
 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior
 sān liú third-rate / inferior
 bù ruò not as good as / not equal to / inferior
 dī děng inferior
 bié jiǎo inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame
 liè děng poor-quality / inferior
 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3]
 liè inferior
 bēi low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble
 chà yuǎn inferior / not up to par / to fall far short / to be mistaken
 zhēn wú wilderness / bushy and weedy / humble / inferior
 xià sān làn riffraff / scum / lowlife / despicable / inferior
 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
 bù yà yú no less than / not inferior to
 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade
 zá pái inferior brand / not the genuine article
 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse
 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
 zì cán xíng huì to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) / to feel inferior
 cì next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time
 cì huò inferior goods / substandard products
 xùn to abdicate / modest / yielding / unpretentious / inferior to / (slang) to suck
 nú (literary) inferior horse
 làn yú chōng shù lit. to play the yu 竽 / mouth organ to make up numbers (idiom) / fig. to make up the numbers with inferior products / to masquerade as having an ability / token member of a group
 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
 wǔ inferior gem / a kind of jade
 háo wú xùn sè not in the least inferior (idiom)
 bù xià yú as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with
 fū agate / inferior gem / a kind of jade
 lái to confer / to bestow on an inferior / to reward
 xià bí jiǎ inferior nasal conchae
 bù yà no less than / not inferior to
 háo bù xùn sè not inferior in any respect
 wǔ inferior gem / a kind of jade
 ǎi bàn jié to be inferior to / to be of a lower grade than
 lǎo shǔ wěi ba lit. rat's tail / fig. a follower of inferior stature
 zì kuì fú rú to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)
 wú liè muddled and inferior (of writing)
  inferior planet
 shàng bù liǎo tái miàn better kept under the table (idiom) / not to be disclosed / too inferior to show in public
 fù pǐn product of inferior quality
 xiǎo rén dé zhì lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
 luó bo kuài le bù xǐ ní when radishes are selling fast, one doesn't take the time to wash the soil off them (idiom) / fig. when business is booming, merchants tend to offer goods of inferior quality
 nú mǎ (literary) inferior horse
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