Chinese Word: 厉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

厉 (Trad.: 厲)HSK 4

Pinyin: lì

English Definition: strict; severe

Chinese Definition:
①严格：厉禁(ａ．列队警戒；b．严厉的禁令)。厉行(xíng)节约。
②严肃：严厉。声色俱厉。
③凶猛：厉害。雷厉风行。色厉内荏。
④磨，使锋利：厉兵秣马。再接再厉。
⑤古同“疠”、“癞”，恶疮。
⑥姓氏。

Antonyms: 荏

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 厂

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- 万 [ wàn ] ten thousand; innumerable

Similar Characters: 历励沥厊

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严厉	yán lì	severe; strict	HSK 6
厉害	lì hai	difficult to deal with; difficult to endure; ferocious; radical; serious; terrible; violent; tremendous; awesome	HSK 4
厉声	lì shēng	stern voice
再接再厉	zài jiē zài lì	to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts	HSK 6
凄厉	qī lì	mournful (sound)

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