(lì hài) - impressive, fierce, severe, awesome in Mandarin
lìhàiTraditional: 厲害
Translation
impressive, fierce, severe, awesome
Word origin
厉害 means impressive, fierce or severe. 厉 (lì) means severe or to sharpen, with the 厂 'cliff' radical; simplified from 厲. 害 (hài) means harm, with the 宀 'roof' radical over 丰 and 口.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 厉 (lì, severe) + 害 (hài, harm)
Stroke order
厉
害
Examples
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You are so impressive!
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His skill is really impressive.
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Her skills are truly awesome.
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She runs really impressively!
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This kind of illness is very severe.
厉害 (lì hài) means impressive, fierce, severe, awesome. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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