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厉
厲
lì
1.
strict
2.
severe
Very Common • Top 2%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
凄厉
qīlì
mournful (sound)
厉害
lìhai
difficult to deal with
厉声
lìshēng
stern voice
厉鬼
lìguǐ
malicious spirit
严厉
yánlì
severe
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
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
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,338
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,331 of 84,292