窳 (yǔ) - bad, corrupt, inferior, poor quality & decadent

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yǔ ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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窳 · yǔ

bad, corrupt, inferior, poor quality;

decadent;

lazy

bad, corrupt, inferior, poor qualitydecadentlazy

Usage highlights

poor qualitydecadent customslazy and negligentshoddy workcorrupt and degenerateinferior goods

Synonyms

  • 劣— inferior, bad
  • 坏— bad, broken
  • 差— poor, inferior

Antonyms

  • 良— good, excellent
  • 优— superior, excellent
  • 好— good, fine

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The quality of the product is poor (窳劣).
  • The social customs have become decadent (风俗窳败).
  • He was criticized for being lazy and negligent (窳惰).
  • This is a shoddy piece of work (窳陋).

Collocations

  • poor quality(窳劣)
  • decadent customs(风俗窳败)
  • lazy and negligent(窳惰)
  • shoddy work(窳陋)
  • corrupt and degenerate(窳败)
  • inferior goods(窳货)

Idioms

  • Good and bad are mixed together(良窳杂陈)
  • The utensils are crude and the work is rough(器窳工苦)
  • To praise the good and criticize the bad(扬良斥窳)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical texts describing poor quality objects, corrupt governance, or moral decay.
  • Often used in contrast with 良 (good, excellent) to highlight quality differences.
  • In historical contexts, used to criticize societal decline or administrative corruption.

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