次 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 syn 亚 亞 yà second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3] syn 不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to syn 宝石 寶石 bǎo shí precious stone / gem / CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1] 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 蹩脚 蹩腳 bié jiǎo inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame syn 劣势 劣勢 liè shì inferior / disadvantaged 三流 sān liú third-rate / inferior 低劣 dī liè inferior quality / substandard / low-grade syn 沦为 淪為 lún wéi to sink down to / to be reduced to (sth inferior) syn 劣等 liè děng poor-quality / inferior syn 低档 低檔 dī dàng low-grade / of low worth or rank / poor quality / inferior syn 有过之而无不及 有過之而無不及 yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom) / to surpass / to outdo / (derog.) to be even worse syn 逊色 遜色 xùn sè inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) syn 低等 dī děng inferior syn 望尘莫及 望塵莫及 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 syn 绝品 絕品 jué pǐn peerless artwork / absolute gem 伪劣 偽劣 wěi liè inferior / false syn 不亚于 不亞於 bù yà yú no less than / not inferior to 杂牌 雜牌 zá pái inferior brand / little-known brand syn 不若 bù ruò not as good as / not equal to / inferior 自惭形秽 自慚形穢 zì cán xíng huì to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom) / to feel inferior syn 差 chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1] syn 宝 寶 bǎo jewel / gem / treasure / precious syn 矮 ǎi (of a person) short / (of a wall etc) low / (of rank) inferior (to) / lower (than) syn 弱 ruò weak / feeble / young / inferior / not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than syn 逊 遜 xùn to abdicate / modest / yielding / unpretentious / inferior to / (slang) to suck syn 琳 lín gem syn 潮 cháo tide / damp / moist / humid / fashionable / trendy / (coll.) inferior / substandard syn 赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward) / to give (to an inferior) / to hand down / a reward (bestowed by a superior) / to appreciate (beauty) syn 卑 bēi low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble syn 玲 líng (onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲瓏|玲珑) / tinkling of gem-pendants 劣 liè inferior syn 点石成金 點石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem 驽 駑 nú (literary) inferior horse syn 次货 次貨 cì huò inferior goods / substandard products syn 璞 pú unpolished gem 琛 chēn precious stone / gem syn 璨 càn gem / luster of gem 珑 瓏 lóng tinkling of gem-pendants 蹇 jiǎn lame / cripple / unfortunate / slow / difficult / nag (inferior horse) / donkey / lame horse syn 琰 yǎn gem / glitter of gems 珩 héng top gem of pendant from girdle 珙 gǒng (gem) 自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others syn 滥竽充数 濫竽充數 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 syn 不下于 bù xià yú as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with 碔 wǔ inferior gem / a kind of jade 字字珠玉 zì zì zhū yù every word a gem (idiom) / magnificent writing 点铁成金 點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom) / fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem 毫无逊色 毫無遜色 háo wú xùn sè not in the least inferior (idiom) 砆 fū agate / inferior gem / a kind of jade 珷 wǔ inferior gem / a kind of jade 玤 bàng (gem) 琫 běng gem ornament of scabbard 珌 bì gem on scabbard 賝 chēn (gem) 玼 cǐ clear (as in a gem) 璠 fán (gem) 璟 jǐng luster of gem 璥 jǐng (gem) 璘 lín luster of gem 璊 mén (gem) / rouge 璆 qiú (gem) / to tinkle 珣 xún (gem) 璵 yú (gem) 琠 diǎn gem used as ear plug / jade earrings 创业板上市 創業板上市 chuàng yè bǎn shàng shì Growth Enterprise Markets (GEM) 𫞩 璊 mén (gem) / rouge 字字珠玑 字字珠璣 zì zì - zhū jī (idiom) every word is a gem 珠玑 珠璣 zhū jī (literary) pearl / gem / (literary) (fig.) eloquent phrase / pearl of wisdom 鯠 lái to confer / to bestow on an inferior / to reward 下鼻甲 xià bí jiǎ inferior nasal conchae 不亚 不亞 bù yà no less than / not inferior to 差远 差遠 chà yuǎn inferior / not up to par / to fall far short / to be mistaken 榛芜 榛蕪 zhēn wú wilderness / bushy and weedy / humble / inferior 毫不逊色 毫不遜色 háo bù xùn sè not inferior in any respect 矮半截 ǎi bàn jié to be inferior to / to be of a lower grade than 老鼠尾巴 lǎo shǔ wěi ba lit. rat's tail / fig. a follower of inferior stature 自愧弗如 zì kuì fú rú to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom) syn 芜劣 蕪劣 wú liè muddled and inferior (of writing) 内行星 內行星 inferior planet 上不了台面 上不了檯面 shàng bù liǎo tái miàn better kept under the table (idiom) / not to be disclosed / too inferior to show in public 下三滥 下三濫 xià sān làn riffraff / scum / lowlife / despicable / inferior 薄酒 bó jiǔ (my inferior) wine (humble term used by a host) 副品 fù pǐn product of inferior quality syn 小人得志 xiǎo rén dé zhì lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant 萝卜快了不洗泥 蘿蔔快了不洗泥 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 驽马 駑馬 nú mǎ (literary) inferior horse syn 挼 ruá (dialect) (of paper or cloth) wrinkled / crumpled / (dialect) (of clothes) worn out / (dialect) (of a fire's intensity, one's physical condition etc) weak / feeble / (dialect) (of skill) poor / inferior 自惭形秽 自慚形穢 zì cán - xíng huì (idiom) to feel inferior / to feel inadequate syn 