欠佳 (qiàn jiā) — to be less than satisfactory, to be not good enough (formal)
Definition
A formal/written way to say something is 'not good enough' (health, results, quality). Used in official or newspaper-style writing, not in everyday speech.
verb
to be less than satisfactoryto be not good enough (formal)
Examples
- 欠佳，。Tā zuì jìn shēn tǐ qiàn jiā, xū yào duō xiū xi.He has been in poor health recently and needs more rest.
- 欠佳，。Zhè cì kǎo shì de chéng jì qiàn jiā, xià cì yào gèng nǔ lì.The exam results this time were not good enough; next time you need to work harder.
- 欠佳，。Yóu yú zhì liàng qiàn jiā, zhè pī chǎn pǐn bèi tuì huí le.Because the quality was unsatisfactory, this batch of products was returned.
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