# 厉害 (lìhai)

In Mandarin Chinese, 厉害 (lìhai) means “amazing; severe, intense”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: amazing; severe, intense
- Pinyin: lìhai (li4 hai5)
- Traditional: 厲害
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 这位新老师真厉害！
  Zhè wèi xīn lǎoshī zhēn lìhai!
  This new teacher is really amazing!

## Characters

- 厉 (lì): strict; severe
- [害](https://hanziro.com/word/hai-harm/) (hài): to harm; to cause trouble to

https://hanziro.com/word/li-hai-amazing/

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