厉害
lì​hai HSK5

severe

厉害 (厲害) lì​hai
severe adjective
intense, extreme, or devastating (often describing pain, weather, or an effect)

昨晚的风刮得很厉害。

zuó​wǎn de fēng guā de hěn lì​hai.

The wind blew very hard last night.

outstanding adjective
extraordinary, amazing, or highly capable in a favorable way

他年纪轻轻就拿了冠军，真厉害。

tā nián​jì qīng​qīng jiù ná le guàn​jūn, zhēn lì​hai.

He won the championship at such a young age; he's really impressive.

stern adjective
strict, harsh, or formidable in personality and attitude

这位老师很厉害，学生们都很怕她。

zhè wèi lǎo​shī hěn lì​hai, xué​sheng men dōu hěn pà tā.

This teacher is very strict, and the students are all afraid of her.

potent adjective
strong, fierce, or virulent (referring to animals, tastes, or biological agents)

这种感冒病毒非常厉害。

zhè zhǒng gǎn​mào bìng​dú fēi​cháng lì​hai.

This flu virus is very severe.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
75.5 per million appears in 27% of films
Written text
46.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Cross-References

Has variant

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)