厉害 lìhai Fierce

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Traditional: 厲害

Stroke order

厉害 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

厉害 — the Chinese character for Fierce (lìhai), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 厉害 — Fierce

厉 — 5 strokes
害 — 10 strokes

Senses

(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 in 厉害

厉 lì — strict; severe
害 hài — to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

外面的风刮得很厉害。Wàimiàn de fēng guā de hěn lìhai.The wind outside is blowing fiercely.
你的中文说得真厉害。Nǐ de zhōngwén shuō de zhēn lìhai.Your Chinese is really impressive.

Related words

厉害 is pronounced lìhai and means “Fierce”.

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