# 逊色 (xùnsè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 逊色 (xùnsè) means “inferior; not as good as”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: inferior; not as good as
- Pinyin: xùnsè (xun4 se4)
- Traditional: 遜色
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她的表现一点儿也不逊色于专业选手。
  Tā de biǎoxiàn yīdiǎnr yě bù xùnsè yú zhuānyè xuǎnshǒu.
  Her performance is not in the least inferior to professionals.

## Characters

- 逊 (xùn): to abdicate; modest
- [色](https://hanziro.com/word/se-color/) (sè): color; look

https://hanziro.com/word/xun-se-inferior/

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