厉害
lìhaiTraditional 厲害
impressive; amazing; really good (at it)
Every meaning
lìhai
- impressive; amazing; really good (at it)
- severe; fierce; serious
- severe; terrible; intense
- awesome; amazing; formidable; terrific
In the Library
最后，他找来了一个射箭特别厉害的人，名字叫羿。
相机也比眼睛厉害。
在太空能看见长城吗？ · Can you see the Great Wall of China from space? · HSK 6
Its characters
- 厉lìsevere; strict
- 害hàito harm; to hurt; to damage
Words with 厉
Words with 害
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).