厉 lì

whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet

HSK 4 #1339

DEFINITIONS

  • whetstone
  • grind, sharpen
  • whet
  • surname Li
  • strict
  • severe

STROKES

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WORDS

厉害 lì hai
HSK 4
difficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesome
严厉 yán lì
HSK 6
severe; strict
再接再厉 zài jiē zài lì
HSK 6
to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts
变本加厉 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify
厉鬼 lì guǐ malicious spirit; devil
凄厉 qī lì mournful (sound)
雷厉风行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction
不明觉厉 bù míng jué lì although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
厉目而视 lì mù ér shì to cut sb a severe look (idiom)
厉声 lì shēng stern voice
厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē to practice strict economy (idiom)
严厉打击 yán lì dǎ jī to strike a severe blow; to crack down; to take strong measures
严厉批评 yán lì pī píng to criticize severely; to slate
威厉 wēi lì awe-inspiring; majestic
尖厉 jiān lì shrill (voice)
峻厉 jùn lì pitiless; merciless
正言厉色 zhèng yán lì sè solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
正颜厉色 zhèng yán lì sè solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
猖厉 chāng lì mad and violent
发扬踔厉 fā yáng chuō lì to be full of vigor (idiom)
发扬蹈厉 fā yáng dǎo lì see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4]
皎厉 jiǎo lì proud
粗厉 cū lì abrasive; husky (voice)
色厉内荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing
色厉词严 sè lì cí yán severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
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