恶劣
èliè
vile, bad (conditions)
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 探险队遇到了恶劣的天气。The expedition met with terrible weather.
- 这种恶劣的行为应该受到批评。Such vile behavior deserves criticism.
Collocations
恶劣的天气恶劣的环境态度恶劣恶劣影响
Mnemonic
恶 è "bad, evil" + 劣 liè "inferior": bad and inferior, i.e. terrible (of conditions/weather) or vile (of behavior). Polyphone: 恶 is è "bad" (恶劣), ě "nauseating" (恶心), and wù "to detest" (厌恶); here it is è. Antonym: 优良 (yōuliáng, excellent).
Related
恶心厌恶优良糟糕
Quick check
How is the polyphone 恶 read in 厌恶 (to detest)?