厉害(lì hai)

HSK 42 charactersTrad. 厲害

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong…

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 厉害 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我病得很厉害

    wǒ bìng dé hěn lì hài

    I’ve been terribly sick.

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