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The word 差劲 is formed by combining the character 差, meaning "poor" or "inferior", with 劲, meaning "strength" or "energy", to create a compound that literally denotes "poor strength" and conveys the meaning of something being subpar or unsatisfactory.

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这部电影很差劲。

Zhè bù diànyǐng hěn chàjìn.

This movie is very poor.

他的服务态度很差劲。

Tā de fúwù tàidù hěn chàjìn.

His service attitude is very poor.

我认为他的建议很差劲。

Wǒ rènwéi tā de jiànyì hěn chàjìn.

I think his suggestion is very poor.

由于质量差劲，产品被退回了。

Yóuyú zhìliàng chàjìn, chǎnpǐn bèi tuìhuí le.

Due to the poor quality, the product was returned.

那种差劲的沟通方式影响了整个团队。

Nà zhǒng chàjìn de gōutōng fāngshì yǐngxiǎng le zhěnggè tuánduì.

That kind of poor communication method affected the entire team.

Word Definition - 差劲

chà jìn poor; terrible; below standard

Individual Character Details

差 chā, chà, chāi, cī
劲 jìn, jìng