HSK 4 vocabulary › 厉害
厉害
厉害 in English: terrible; intense
lì hai
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense
How to pronounce 厉害
lì hai (without tone marks: li hai). lì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; hai is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 厉害
厉 lì
strict; severe
strict; severe
害 hai
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm
Related words
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared | HSK 3 |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy; embarrassed | HSK 4 |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure; to harm | HSK 5 |
| 危害 | wēi hài | to jeopardize; to harm | HSK 5 |
| 灾害 | zāi hài | calamity; disaster | HSK 5 |
| 严厉 | yán lì | severe; strict | HSK 6 |
| 再接再厉 | zài jiē zài lì | to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist | HSK 6 |
| 利害 | lì hài | pros and cons; advantages and disadvantages | HSK 6 |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute | HSK 6 |
| 陷害 | xiàn hài | to entrap; to set up | HSK 6 |