厉 (lì) means Severe (strict - terrible). Below are 9 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
希望大家再接再 厉 。
Xīwàng dàjiā zàijiēzàilì.
I hope everyone will keep up the effort.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 再接再厉
他的汉语说得真 厉 害。
Tā de Hànyǔ shuō de zhēn lìhai.
His Chinese is really impressive.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 厉害
父亲对他一向很严 厉 。
Fùqīn duì tā yíxiàng hěn yánlì.
His father has always been strict with him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严厉
他受到了严 厉 的批评。
Tā shòudào le yánlì de pīpíng.
He came in for severe criticism.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严厉
海浪汹涌，船摇晃得 厉 害。
Hǎilàng xiōngyǒng, chuán yáohuàng de lìhai.
The waves surged and the boat rocked badly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 汹涌
取得成绩后更要再接再 厉 。
Qǔdé chéngjì hòu gèng yào zàijiēzàilì.
After success one should press on all the harder.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 再接再厉
政府正在严 厉 打击这类犯罪。
Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài yánlì dǎjī zhè lèi fànzuì.
The government is cracking down hard on this kind of crime.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 打击
飞机遇到气流，颠簸得 厉 害。
Fēijī yùdào qìliú, diānbǒ de lìhai.
The plane hit turbulence and bumped badly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 颠簸
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Words that contain 厉
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Questions about 厉
How is 厉 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 厉 (lì, "Severe (strict - terrible)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 厉 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 厉 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 厉?
The dictionary page for 厉 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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