厉害
HSK 4 (exam 2025)Old HSK 4
厉害 (lìhai) · amazing
厉害 (lìhai) means “amazing; awesome; severe; terrible”. It is written with 2 characters: 厉 (whetstone) + 害 (to injure). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 厉害 is built
The characters
厉 lì · whetstone
What 厉 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 万wàn — ten thousand
- 一 — horizontal stroke
害 hài · to injure
What 害 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 丰fēng — abundant
- 三sān — three
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 三sān — three
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
你一次就考过了，真厉害！Nǐ yī cì jiù kǎo guò le, zhēn lìhai!You passed on the first try. Amazing!
今天风刮得很厉害。Jīntiān fēng guā de hěn lìhai.The wind is blowing hard today.
Questions about 厉害
What does 厉害 mean?
厉害 (lìhai) means “amazing; awesome; severe; terrible”.
How do you pronounce 厉害?
厉害 is pronounced lìhai.
Which HSK level is 厉害?
厉害 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 严厉yánlìstern
- 再接再厉zàijiēzàilìto keep up the effort
- 害怕hàipàto be afraid
- 危害wēihàito harm
- 伤害shānghàito harm
- 害羞hàixiūshy
- 灾害zāihàidisaster
- 利害lìhàipros and cons
- 迫害pòhàito persecute
- 陷害xiànhàito frame
Learn 厉害 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 4 · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.