Read Edit View history 厲害 lìhài HSK5 severe Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 厉害 厲害 lìhài severe adjective intense; serious; terrible; describes a high degree of something negative, such as a sickness, weather, or pain 我头疼得厉害。 wǒ tóuténg de lìhài. I've got a terrible headache. 我从不知道婴儿能吐得这么厉害。 wǒ cóng bù zhīdao yīng'ér néng tù de zhème lìhài. I never knew a baby could throw up so much. impressive adjective extraordinary; capable; formidable; used to describe someone or something that makes a very strong impression, whether through skill, power, or intensity 你有多厉害不重要。 nǐ yǒu duō lìhài bù zhòngyào. It doesn't matter how good you are. fierce harsh; strict; sharp; used for people with a tough personality, a sharp tongue, or animals that are aggressive power force; severity; a piece of one's mind; often used when threatening someone to show them what one is capable of clumsy (ironic) pathetic; terrible; used to mock someone for doing something poorly Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions 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 Variant of 利害 lìhàiAntonym 和蔼 hé'ǎi和善 héshàn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
厉害 厲害 lìhài severe adjective intense; serious; terrible; describes a high degree of something negative, such as a sickness, weather, or pain 我头疼得厉害。 wǒ tóuténg de lìhài. I've got a terrible headache. 我从不知道婴儿能吐得这么厉害。 wǒ cóng bù zhīdao yīng'ér néng tù de zhème lìhài. I never knew a baby could throw up so much. impressive adjective extraordinary; capable; formidable; used to describe someone or something that makes a very strong impression, whether through skill, power, or intensity 你有多厉害不重要。 nǐ yǒu duō lìhài bù zhòngyào. It doesn't matter how good you are. fierce harsh; strict; sharp; used for people with a tough personality, a sharp tongue, or animals that are aggressive power force; severity; a piece of one's mind; often used when threatening someone to show them what one is capable of clumsy (ironic) pathetic; terrible; used to mock someone for doing something poorly Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions 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 Variant of 利害 lìhàiAntonym 和蔼 hé'ǎi和善 héshàn Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)