"Shoddy" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 劣质 | liè zhì | shoddy / of poor quality |   |
| 蹩脚 | bié jiǎo | inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame | |
| 充好 | chōng hǎo | to substitute shoddy goods | |
| 拿不出手 | ná bù chū shǒu | not presentable / shoddy and too embarrassing to show | |
| 宁缺毋滥 | nìng quē wú làn | better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom) / would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option | |
