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厉害

  • Pinyin: lì hai
  • Traditional: 厲害
  • HSK: new-5
  • Part of speech: a / an
  • (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