# 劣势 (lièshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 劣势 (lièshì) means “disadvantage; inferior position”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: disadvantage; inferior position
- Pinyin: lièshì (lie4 shi4)
- Traditional: 劣勢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 上半场比赛我们队处于劣势。
  Shàngbànchǎng bǐsài wǒmen duì chǔyú lièshì.
  In the first half, our team was at a disadvantage.

## Characters

- 劣 (liè): inferior
- 势 (shì): power; influence

https://hanziro.com/word/lie-shi-disadvantage/

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