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逊色

inferior

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xun4se4 • xùnsè

Meaning

Primary

inferior

Mnemonic

逊色 Inferior describes something that is not as good, probably because its outward 色 color is too 逊 modest, which is just a polite way of saying it is faded and clearly not as good!

Usage

他 的 表现 并不 逊色。

His performance is not inferior.

这 本 书 的 质量 并不 逊色。

The quality of this book is not inferior.

这 个 设计 比 那 个 还 逊色。

This design is even more inferior than that one.