厉害 lì hai
HSK 4 word · traditional 厲害
Meanings
- (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding
- (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough
- (of an animal) fierce
- (of a resemblance) striking
- (of liquor or chili pepper) strong
- (of bacteria) virulent
Characters
Example sentences
我烧得很厉害。
I have a high fever.
Tatoeba #451437 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我非常厉害。
I'm a bad-ass.
Tatoeba #6738067 by adamtrousers (CC BY 2.0 FR)
厉害。
Awesome.
Tatoeba #14013683 by jan_OkulaJu (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).