- 雷达 léidá radarradar (loanword)
- 雷锋 Léi Fēng Lei FengLei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as a model of selflessness and devotion to the Communist Party
- 格雷 Géléi Graytransliteration of the English surname Grey or Gray
- 雷诺 Léinuò RenaultA major French multinational automobile manufacturer.
- 地雷 dìléi land mine
- 雷雨 léiyǔ thunderstorm
- 雷蒙德 Léiméngdé RaymondRaymond (name)
- 雷鸟 léiniǎo capercaillieany of several species of large grouse of the genus Lagopus or Tetrao
- 雷克斯 Léikèsī RexRex (name)
- 雷电 léidiàn thunder and lightning
- 鱼雷 yúléi torpedo
- 雷鸣 léimíng thunderingthunder rolls
- 雷同 léitóng identicalstrikingly similar or the same, often in a way that suggests a lack of originality or imitation
- 雷管 léiguǎn detonatora small device or tube containing a sensitive explosive used to trigger a main explosive charge
- 手雷 shǒuléi grenade
- 布雷 bùléi lay minesto lay mines
- 迅雷 xùnléi thunderbolt
- 雷阵雨 léizhènyǔ thundershower
- 大发雷霆 dàfāléitíng furiousto fly into a terrible rage; to be extremely angry
- 雷击 léijī lightning strikethe act or instance of being struck by lightning
- 雷公 Léigōng God of ThunderLei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology
- 哈姆雷特 Hāmǔléitè Hamletthe fictional protagonist and Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare's tragedy
- 雷声 léishēng thunder
- 雷区 léiqū minefielda minefield (literal and figurative)
- 打雷 dǎléi thunderto rumble with thunder; for a clap of thunder to occur
- 暴跳如雷 bàotiàorúléi enragedto stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
- 雷曼 Léimàn LehmanLehman or Leymann (name)
- 雷厉风行 léilìfēngxíng swift and decisivepass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
- 贝雷帽 bèiléimào bereta loanword for a beret
- 惊雷 jīngléi bombshella surprising or shocking turn of events or news
- 雷德 Léidé Clark T. Randt Jr.Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to China from 2001 to 2009
- 扫雷 sǎoléi minesweeperminesweeper (computer game)
- 水雷 shuǐléi naval mine
- 雷暴 léibào thunderstorm
- 雷恩 Léi'ēn RennesRennes (city in France)
- 特雷莎 Tèléishā TeresaTeresa or Theresa (female given name)
- 弗雷德里克 Fúléidélǐkè FrederickFrederick (name)
- 特雷沃 Tèléiwò TrevorTrevor (name)
- 雷克雅未克 Léikèyǎwèikè ReykjavikReykjavik, capital of Iceland
- 雷打不动 léidǎbùdòng steadfastfirm and resolute, especially referring to a person's habits or determination that remains unchanged by external circumstances
- 雷峰塔 Léifēng Tǎ Leifeng PagodaLeifeng Pagoda, a famous tower by West Lake in Hangzhou (featured in the Legend of the White Snake)
- 掌声雷动 zhǎngshēngléidòng thunderous applause
- 安克雷奇 ānkèléiqí AnchorageAnchorage (city in Alaska)
- 雷克萨斯 Léikèsàsī LexusLexus (luxury vehicle brand)
- 弗雷 Fúléi FreyrFreyr, a god in Norse mythology
- 哈雷 Hāléi Halleya proper noun referring to the surname of the British astronomer Edmond Halley, often associated with Halley's Comet.
- 坎特伯雷 Kǎntèbóléi Canterbury
- 避雷针 bìléizhēn lightning rod
- 如雷贯耳 rúléiguàn'ěr renownedhaving a very great and well-known reputation (literally like thunder piercing the ear)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH