# 恶劣 (èliè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 恶劣 (èliè) means “vile; nasty; very poor (quality)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: vile; nasty; very poor (quality)
- Pinyin: èliè (e4 lie4)
- Traditional: 惡劣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 因为天气恶劣，航班被迫取消了。
  Yīnwèi tiānqì èliè, hángbān bèipò qǔxiāole.
  Because of the terrible weather, the flight had to be canceled.

## Characters

- [恶](https://hanziro.com/word/e-evil/) (è): evil; fierce
- 劣 (liè): inferior

https://hanziro.com/word/e-lie-vile/

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