霹雳 (霹靂)
pī lì
Pinyin

Definition

霹雳 (霹靂)
 - 
pī lì
  1. clap of thunder
  2. thunderbolt
  3. (slang) awesome
  4. shocking
  5. terrifying
霹雳 (霹靂)
 - 
Pī lì
  1. Perak (state of Malaysia)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

Pī lì
  1. 1 Perak (state of Malaysia)
qíng tiān pī lì
  1. 1 thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
pī léi
  1. 1 thunderbolt
pī lì wǔ
  1. 1 to breakdance
  2. 2 breakdancing

Idioms (2)

晴天霹雳
qíng tiān pī lì
  1. 1 thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue
青天霹雳
qīng tiān pī lì
  1. 1 thunder from a clear sky (idiom); a bolt from the blue

Sample Sentences

有一次我在家里面非常悠哉地带孩子,突然发现我的尿布用光了,简直就是晴天霹雳!
yǒu yī cì wǒ zài jiā lǐmiàn fēicháng yōuzāi de dài háizi ,tūrán fāxiàn wǒ de niàobù yòng guāng le ,jiǎnzhí jiùshì qíngtiānpīlì !
There was one time, I was taking care of my kid and relaxing. Then I found out I was out of diapers. It was a real bolt from the blue.
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我突然想起明天要考试,我完全没有复习,真是晴天霹雳呀!
wǒ tūrán xiǎngqǐ míngtiān yào kǎoshì ,wǒ wánquán méiyǒu fùxí ,zhēnshi qíngtiānpīlì ya !
I just remembered that we have an exam tomorrow. I haven’t studied at all. It’s a bolt from the blue.
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真是太专业了,今年你们的霹雳团一定会赢的!
zhēn shì tài zhuānyè le ,jīnnián nǐmen de pīlì tuán yídìng huì yíng de !
What a pro! I think your Pili Puppet Theater cosplay society is sure to win this year!
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啊?陈指导,不会吧,叫霹雳?它又小又矮,叫侏儒还差不多。
ǎ ?Chén zhǐdǎo ,bùhuì ba ,jiào pīlì ?tā yòu xiǎo yòu ǎi ,jiào zhūrú hái chàbuduō 。
Huh? Mr. Chen, no way. He's named Thunderbolt? He's both small and short. 'Pygmy' is more like it.
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吕晓乐,今天是你第一次上马练习。瞧,这是你的马,叫霹雳。
Lǚ Xiǎolè ,jīntiān shì nǐ dì yī cì shàngmǎ liànxí 。qiáo ,zhè shì nǐ de mǎ ,jiào pīlì 。
Lu Xiaole, today is your first time practicing on horseback. Look, this is your horse, he's called Thunderbolt.
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霹雳啊,你可不要欺负我哦,过会儿我喂你吃草料,然后带你去看美眉好不好?我上来咯。
pīlì a ,nǐ kě bù yào qīfu wǒ o ,guò huǐr wǒ wèi nǐ chī cǎoliào ,ránhòu dài nǐ qù kàn měiméi hǎo bu hǎo ?wǒ shànglái lo 。
Thunderbolt, don't pick on me. I'll feed you some hay in a minute, and then I'll take you to see some cute girls, OK? I'm coming up.
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呵呵,看来霹雳是要给你个下马威啊。
hēhē ,kànlai pīlì shì yào gěi nǐ ge xiàmǎwēi a 。
Heh-heh, it looks like Thunderbolt wanted to show you who's boss.
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来,你来抚摸一下霹雳的脑袋和鬃毛,先安抚一下它。然后再试一次。
lái ,nǐ lái fǔmō yīxià pīlì de nǎodài hé zōngmáo ,xiān ānfǔ yīxià tā 。ránhòu zài shì yī cì 。
Come here, stroke Thunderbolt's head and mane a bit. First comfort him for a moment, and then try again.
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