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凄厉 (qī lì): (of sound) sad and shrill — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

凄 • qī • chilly, desolate, sorrowful

qī凄

chilly, desolate, sorrowful

Word Info

Pinyinqī lì

Meaning(of sound) sad and shrill, heartrending

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厉 • lì • strict, severe, rigorous

lì厉

strict, severe, rigorous

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More common words that include characters from 凄厉.

Words with 凄

凄凉qī liángdreary; desolate; gloomy and forlorn
凄惨qī cǎnmiserable; tragic; pitiful

Words with 厉

厉害lì haidifficult to deal with
严厉yán lìstern; severe
再接再厉zài jiē zài lìredouble your efforts
厉兵秣马lìbīngmòmǎto sharpen weapons and feed horses; to prepare for battle
变本加厉biàn běn jiā lìbecome even worse; intensify
秣马厉兵mò mǎ lì bīngto make thorough preparations for a task or battle; to get ready for action
雷厉风行léi lì fēng xíngTo carry out tasks or policies with great speed and vigor; to act swiftly and decisively.

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Example Sentences with 凄厉

shēn深

yè夜

de的

sēn森

lín林

lǐ里

tū突

rán然

chuán传

lái来

yì一

shēng声

qī凄

lì厉

de的

niǎo鸟

jiào叫

，

ràng让

rén人

xīn心

lǐ里

fā发

máo毛

。

Deep in the night, a sad and shrill bird cry suddenly came from the forest, making one's heart tremble with fear.

kuáng狂

fēng风

hū呼

xiào啸

zhe着

chuān穿

guò过

shān山

gǔ

nà那

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

lǐ里

，

nǚ女

zhǔ主

jué角

谷

，

fā发

chū出

qī凄

lì厉

de的

xiǎng响

shēng声

，

fǎng仿

fú佛

yǒu有

rén人

zài在

kū哭

qì泣

。

The wild wind howled through the valley, making a sad and shrill sound, as if someone were weeping.

qī凄

lì厉

de的

hū呼

hǎn喊

shēng声

ràng让

guān观

zhòng众

jiǔ久

jiǔ久

wú无

fǎ法

píng平

jìng静

。

In that movie, the heroine's sad and shrill cries left the audience unable to calm down for a long time.