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English translations
serious, formidable, fierce, violent
Chinese characters:
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厉害 ( lihai / lìhai ) is composed of these characters:
厉 (li)
, 害 (hai)
厉害 ( lihai / lìhai ) in traditional characters
厲害
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 厉害 ( lihai / lìhai ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Zuotian ta bing de hen lihai.
Zuótiān tā bìng de hĕn lìhai. – English translation: She was seriously ill yesterday.
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
harsh | also: harmful
厉害 ( lihai / lìhai ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 439)