even worse; inferior; of lower quality
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
even worse; of an inferior grade or quality; refers to something that ranks below a certain level
formalUsed to describe things, people, or situations that are of a lower standard or quality than something already considered poor or mediocre. Emphasizes a descending order of quality.
Zhè这
ge个
pái牌
zi子
de的
shǒu手
jī机
xìn信
hào号
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
tài太
hǎo好
，
děng等
ér而
xià下
zhī之
de的
nà那
xiē些
zá杂
pái牌
jī机
jiù就
gèng更
bù不
yòng用
shuō说
le了
。
The signal for this brand of phone isn't very good, and those off-brand phones that are even worse are not worth mentioning.
Hé核
xīn心
yuán员
gōng工
de的
dài待
yù遇
shàng尚
qiě且
rú如
cǐ此
，
děng等
ér而
xià下
zhī之
de的
pǔ普
tōng通
zhí职
yuán员
jiù就
gèng更
nán难
yǒu有
shēng升
zhí职
jiā加
xīn薪
de的
jī机
huì会
le了
。
If the treatment of core employees is already like this, then ordinary staff members who are of a lower rank have even less chance of promotion and salary increases.
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Gè个
bié别
míng名
pái牌
huò货
zhì质
liàng量
hái还
bù不
wěn稳
dìng定
，
děng等
ér而
xià下
zhī之
de的
zá杂
pái牌
huò货
jiù就
kě可
xiǎng想
ér而
zhī知
le了
。
The quality of even some name-brand goods is unstable, so you can imagine how much worse the off-brand goods are.