厉害 (厲害)
lì hai
Pinyin

Definition

厉害 (厲害)
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lì hai
  1. difficult to deal with
  2. difficult to endure
  3. ferocious
  4. radical
  5. serious
  6. terrible
  7. violent
  8. tremendous
  9. awesome

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shāng hài
  1. 1 to injure
  2. 2 to harm
lì hai
  1. 1 difficult to deal with
  2. 2 difficult to endure
  3. 3 ferocious
  4. 4 radical
  5. 5 serious
  6. 6 terrible
  7. 7 violent
  8. 8 tremendous
  9. 9 awesome
hài
  1. 1 to do harm to
  2. 2 to cause trouble to
  3. 3 harm
  4. 4 evil
  5. 5 calamity
hài pà
  1. 1 to be afraid
  2. 2 to be scared
wēi hài
  1. 1 to jeopardize
  2. 2 to harm
  3. 3 to endanger
  4. 4 harmful effect
  5. 5 damage
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (16)

不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不以辞害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
  1. 1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
伤天害理
shāng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven
  2. 2 outrageous acts
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
劈空扳害
pī kōng bān hài
  1. 1 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)

Sample Sentences

很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声,尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲,他不只相声厉害,还熟悉各种戏曲,所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
hěnduō lǎoyībèi de Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan tīng xiàngsheng ,yóuqí shì Guōdégāng xiānsheng de 。shuōqǐ Guōdégāng ,tā bù zhǐ xiàngsheng lìhai ,hái shúxī gèzhǒng xìqǔ ,suǒyǐ hěnduō rén xiǎng chéngwéi tā de xuésheng ne 。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
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这我没那么厉害
zhè wǒ méinàme lìhai
I’m not that great at it.
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厉害、厉害。
lìhai 、lìhai 。
Excellent.
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家里的闲置物品我现在会去闲鱼交易,但是像旧手机、旧家电这类,以前真的不知道正规的处理渠道在哪里,随意丢弃的话对环境污染真的蛮厉害的。
jiālǐ de xiánzhìwùpǐn wǒ xiànzài huì qù xiányú jiāoyì ,dànshì xiàng jiù shǒujī 、jiù jiādiàn zhè lèi ,yǐqián zhēnde bù zhīdào zhèngguī de chǔlǐ qúdào zài nǎlǐ ,suíyì diūqì dehuà duì huánjìngwūrǎn zhēnde mán lìhai de 。
For idle tems in the house, I use an application by Taobao to resell. But for old mobile phones and other old home electrical appliances, I did not know the proper channels to dispose in the past. Improper disposal can cause serious environmental harm
在北京打车有时确实难如登天,北京大概是全宇宙堵车堵得最厉害的城市了,遇上拒绝载客还比较可能,在指定的候车点,不至于被宰。
zài Běijīng dǎchē yǒushí quèshí nán rú dēngtiān ,Běijīng dàgài shì quán yǔzhòu dǔchē dǔ de zuì lìhai de chéngshì le ,yùshàng jùjué zàikè hái bǐjiào kěnéng ,zài zhǐdìng de hòuchēdiǎn ,bùzhì yú bèi zǎi 。
Sometimes it's probable easier to witness a pig fly than to get a taxi in Beijing. Beijing also probably has the worst traffic jams in the universe. It's more likely that you'll be refused a ride then to be ripped off. If you get your taxi at specific waiting zones, it doesn't seem likely that you'd get ripped off.
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有,我害喜害得厉害,也没什么食欲。
yǒu ,wǒ hàixǐ hài de lìhai ,yě méi shénme shíyù 。
Yes, I have severe morning sickness, and a decreased appetite.
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可能是自己在面试的时候说错了话,或是别人太厉害抢走了这个工作机会,所以才让煮熟的鸭子飞了。
kěnéng shì zìjǐ zài miànshì de shíhou shuō cuò le huà ,huòshì biéren tài lìhai qiǎng zǒu le zhège gōngzuò jīhuì ,suǒyǐ cái ràng zhǔshúdeyāzifēile 。
Perhaps he misspoke during the interview. Or other people did really well and got the job. So he ended up losing the opportunity he almost got.
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你昨天的商业提案表现得很好,真是太厉害了。
nǐ zuótiān de shāngyè tíàn biǎoxiàn de hěn hǎo ,zhēnshì tài lìhai le 。
You did such a great job on yesterday’s business proposal. That was fantastic.
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哇,真的假的。真厉害。
wā ,zhēnde jiǎde 。zhēn lìhai 。
Wow, really? She is awesome.
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我看了一篇介绍上海名厨的文章,觉得会做上海菜很厉害。
wǒ kàn le yī piān jièshào Shànghǎi míngchú de wénzhāng ,juéde huì zuò Shànghǎi cài hěn lìhai 。
I read an article introducing a famous chef from Shanghai, so I feel that knowing how to make Shanghainese food would be great.
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