inferior; low-grade; substandard
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
low-grade; inferior; substandard; of poor quality
Used as an attributive modifier (属性词) to describe nouns such as goods, products, or services that are of poor quality or low status. Often contrasted with 上等 (top-grade) or 中等 (medium-grade). In historical contexts, could describe social classes but may carry derogatory connotations today.
Zhè这
shì是
xià下
děng等
huò货
，
zhì质
liàng量
hěn很
chà差
。
This is inferior goods; the quality is very poor.
Tā他
zhù住
zài在
xià下
děng等
fáng房
lǐ里
，
tiáo条
jiàn件
hěn很
jiān艰
kǔ苦
。
He lives in low-grade housing with very harsh conditions.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xià下
děng等
jiǔ酒
hē喝
bu不
de得
，
róng容
yì易
shàng上
tóu头
。
This kind of cheap liquor is undrinkable; it easily gets you drunk.
Jiù旧
shí时
shè社
huì会
bǎ把
rén人
fēn分
wéi为
shàng上
děng等
rén人
hé和
xià下
děng等
rén人
。
In olden times, society divided people into upper-class and lower-class individuals.