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厉
厲
Lì
1. surname Li
Very Common • Top 2% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

厉
lì
whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet
HSK 4 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

凄厉
qīlì
mournful (sound)
厉害
lìhai
difficult to deal with
HSK 4
厉声
lìshēng
stern voice
厉鬼
lìguǐ
malicious spirit
严厉
yánlì
severe
HSK 6
威厉
wēilì
awe-inspiring
尖厉
jiānlì
shrill (voice)
峻厉
jùnlì
pitiless
凄厉
qīlì
variant of [[凄厲|凄厉<qīlì>]]
猖厉
chānglì
mad and violent
皎厉
jiǎolì
proud
粗厉
cūlì
abrasive
不明觉厉
bùmíngjuélì
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
再接再厉
zàijiēzàilì
to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
HSK 6
厉目而视
lìmùérshì
to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
厉行节约
lìxíngjiéyuē
to practice strict economy (idiom)
严厉打击
yánlìdǎjī
to strike a severe blow
严厉批评
yánlìpīpíng
to criticize severely
正言厉色
zhèngyánlìsè
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
正颜厉色
zhèngyánlìsè
solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling

Alternate Entries

厉
lì
strict / severe

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,338
Word Frequency Rank
1,331 of 84,292