awesome in Chinese
lì hai ·awesome; amazing ·15 strokes HSK 4
awesome in Chinese is 厉害, pronounced lì hai.
How to write 厉害
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Stroke order of 厉
Stroke order of 害
HSK level
HSK 4厉害 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.
厉害 in a sentence
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他 打 篮 球 很 厉 害 。He is awesome at basketball.
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你 太 厉 害 了 ！You are awesome!
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她 的 中 文 说 得 真 厉 害 。Her Chinese is amazingly good.
厉害 vs 棒 vs 牛
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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棒 bàng great; awesome
Simple spoken 'great!' — 你真棒 'you're awesome', often to kids. 厉害 can also mean 'fierce/severe' — 疼得厉害 'hurts badly'.
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牛 niú awesome (slang)
Internet and street 'awesome' — 太牛了 'so badass'. Literally 'ox'; slang, not for polite company.