| 1 | 厉害 | 厲害 | lì hai | li4 hai5 | difficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesome | | |
| 2 | 严厉 | 嚴厲 | yán lì | yan2 li4 | severe; strict | | |
| 3 | 厉声 | 厲聲 | lì shēng | li4 sheng1 | stern voice | | |
| 4 | 皎厉 | 皎厲 | jiǎo lì | jiao3 li4 | proud | | |
| 5 | 色厉内荏 | 色厲內荏 | sè lì nèi rěn | se4 li4 nei4 ren3 | lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing | | |
| 6 | 色厉词严 | 色厲詞嚴 | sè lì cí yán | se4 li4 ci2 yan2 | severe in both looks and speech (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 凄厉 | 淒厲 | qī lì | qi1 li4 | mournful (sound) | | |
| 8 | 正言厉色 | 正言厲色 | zhèng yán lì sè | zheng4 yan2 li4 se4 | solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正颜厉色 | | |
| 9 | 厉行节约 | 厲行節約 | lì xíng jié yuē | li4 xing2 jie2 yue1 | to practice strict economy (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 厉目而视 | 厲目而視 | lì mù ér shì | li4 mu4 er2 shi4 | to cut sb a severe look (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 厉鬼 | 厲鬼 | lì guǐ | li4 gui3 | malicious spirit; devil | | |
| 12 | 雷厉风行 | 雷厲風行 | léi lì fēng xíng | lei2 li4 feng1 xing2 | pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom); swift and decisive reaction | | |
| 13 | 峻厉 | 峻厲 | jùn lì | jun4 li4 | pitiless; merciless | | |
| 14 | 变本加厉 | 變本加厲 | biàn běn jiā lì | bian4 ben3 jia1 li4 | lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify | | |
| 15 | 尖厉 | 尖厲 | jiān lì | jian1 li4 | shrill (voice) | | |
| 16 | 疾言厉色 | 疾言厲色 | jí yán lì sè | ji2 yan2 li4 se4 | harsh words and stern looks (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 感奋激厉 | 感奮激厲 | gǎn fèn jī lì | gan3 fen4 ji1 li4 | encouragement and stimulation (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 忿厉粗暴 | 忿厲粗暴 | fèn lì cū bào | fen4 li4 cu1 bao4 | angry, fierce, and rough (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 奋发蹈厉 | 奮發蹈厲 | fèn fā dǎo lì | fen4 fa1 dao3 li4 | to go all out (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 发扬蹈厉 | 發揚蹈厲 | fā yáng dǎo lì | fa1 yang2 dao3 li4 | see 发扬踔厉 | | |
| 21 | 发扬踔厉 | 發揚踔厲 | fā yáng chuō lì | fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4 | to be full of vigor (idiom) | | |
| 22 | 粗厉 | 粗厲 | cū lì | cu1 li4 | abrasive; husky (voice) | | |
| 23 | 辞严色厉 | 辭嚴色厲 | cí yán sè lì | ci2 yan2 se4 li4 | harsh speech and stern countenance (idiom) | | |
| 24 | 辞色严厉 | 辭色嚴厲 | cí sè yán lì | ci2 se4 yan2 li4 | to be severe in speech and countenance (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 猖厉 | 猖厲 | chāng lì | chang1 li4 | mad and violent | | |