厉害

厲害
lìhài
  1. (informal) excellent; amazing; fantastic; impressive
  2. (of a wild animal, a person's temper, words, etc.) fierce
  3. (of illness, heat, cold, etc.) intense; severe; serious
  4. excellent; amazing; fantastic; impressive
  5. fierce
  6. intense; severe; serious
  7. strict; stern; severe

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Homographs

厉害 lìhai
  1. (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding
  2. (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough
  3. (of an animal) fierce
  4. (of a resemblance) striking
  5. (of liquor or chili pepper) strong
  6. (of bacteria) virulent

Examples

我的丫鬟可厉害了。

My maid is amazing.

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他明显是队里最厉害的球员。

He's clearly the best player in the team.

He is clearly the team's best player.

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我的手抖得太厉害，没法穿针了。

My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle.

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我们认为他是队裡最厉害的选手。

We regard him as the best player on the team.

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有时候冰球运动员相互挑衅得太厉害以至于会引发斗殴。

Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.

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Entry Composition

=1 厉 Lì surname Li
=1 厉 lì
  1. strict
  2. severe
=2 害 hài
  1. to do harm to
  2. to cause trouble to
  3. harm
  4. evil
  5. calamity
=2 害 hé
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 曷 (hé, “why”)
  2. alternative form of 曷 (hé, “why”)

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