Definition
拙劣 means 'clumsy, botched' and focuses on the poor quality or result of a performance, plan, or skill — it's about execution being bad, not the person being unintelligent. Unlike 笨 (bèn) or 蠢 (chǔn), which describe a person's inherent slowness or stupidity, 拙劣 judges the work or outcome as shoddy. It is more formal than 笨拙 (bèn zhuō), which also means clumsy but is more general.
adjective
clumsybotched
Examples
- 拙劣，。Tā de biǎoyǎn hěn zhuō liè, méi rén xǐhuan.His performance is very clumsy, nobody likes it.
- 拙劣，。Zhège jìhuà hěn zhuō liè, bù néng zuò.This plan is very botched, can't be done.
- 拙劣，。Tā de xiězuò jìqiǎo hěn zhuō liè, xūyào duō liànxí.His writing skills are very clumsy, needs more practice.
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