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厉害 — meaning in English

lì hai

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English meaning

  • aloud adv Using a spoken, audible voice rather than silently.
  • broad adj Wide, either physically or in scope or range.
  • burly adjective Large, well-built, and muscular, especially of a man.
  • dank adj Unpleasantly damp, cold, and musty, especially of an enclosed space.
  • hard adj Solid and firm; not easily broken, cut, or dented.
  • portly adj Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight.
  • strong adjective Physically powerful; capable of exerting or withstanding great force.
  • strongly adverb In a powerful, forceful, or intense manner.

Senses

厉害 is used for these senses in English:

  • aloud With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
  • broad (of an accent) Strongly regional.
  • burly (usually, of a man) Large, well-built, and muscular.
  • dank (figuratively, of marijuana) Moist and sticky, (by extension) highly potent.
  • hard (of drink or drugs) Strong.
  • portly Somewhat fat, pudgy, overweight. [from 15th c.]
  • strong (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
  • strongly In a strong or powerful manner.

broad — full definition

  1. adj Wide, either physically or in scope or range.
  2. adj General rather than detailed or specific.

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