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厲

lì

whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet

Strokes
15
Radical
厂
HSK
—
Tone
4

Simplified form: 厉

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 厉, the simplified form of 厲. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我们要严厉。

    Wǒ men yào yán lì

    We have to be strict.

  • 我烧得很厉害。

    Wǒ shāo de hěn lì hai

    I have a high fever.

  • 我非常厉害。

    Wǒ fēi cháng lì hai

    I'm a bad-ass.

  • 痛过，但是没现在这么厉害。

    Tòng guo dàn shì méi xiàn zài zhè me lì hai

    It's ached before, but never as badly as right now.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 厉

  • 厉害lì hai 4–5(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
  • 严厉yán lì 2–4 severe; strict
  • 再接再厉zài jiē zài lì 4–1–4–4to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts