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犀利

犀利 (xī lì): Sharp (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

犀利 consists of 2 characters.

sharp, beneficial, profit

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Pinyinxī lì

Meaningsharp

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word犀利

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 犀利.

Words with 犀

犀牛xī niú

Words with 利

流利liú lìHSK 4
顺利shùn lìHSK 4
不利bù lìHSK 5
利息lì xīHSK 5
利润lì rùnHSK 5
利用lì yòngHSK 5
利益lì yìHSK 5
有利yǒu lìHSK 5

3.

How to Use 犀利 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 犀利 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

xī犀

lì利

de的

wèn问

tí题

neutral

sharp question

yán言

cí辞

xī犀

lì利

formalWritten

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

xī犀

lì利

Subject + Adjectivewith目光

mù目

guāng光

xī犀

lì利

4.

Example Sentences with 犀利

tā他

de的

yǎn眼

jīng睛

hěn很

xī犀

lì利

sharp words

neutral

extremely sharp

neutral

sharp gaze

。

His eyes are very sharp.

tā他

tí提

chū出

de的

pī批

píng评

yì意

jiàn见

fēi非

cháng常

xī犀

lì利

，

zhí直

zhǐ指

wèn问

tí题

de的

hé核

xīn心

。

His critical comments were extremely sharp, directly hitting the core of the issue.

nǐ你

de的

guān观

chá察

lì力

zěn怎

me么

biàn变

de得

zhè这

me么

xī犀

lì利

le了

？

How did your powers of observation become so sharp?

zhè这

wèi位

jì记

zhě者

de的

tí提

wèn问

fēi非

cháng常

xī犀

lì利

，

ràng让

jiā嘉

bīn宾

nán难

yǐ以

huí回

dá答

。

The journalist's questions were very sharp, making it difficult for the guest to answer.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

de的

píng评

lùn论

bìng并

bù不

xī犀

lì利

，

fǎn反

ér而

xiǎn显

de得

wēn温

hé和

ér而

kuān宽

róng容

。

The reviews for this film are not sharp; instead, they appear gentle and tolerant.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

de的

yán言

cí辞

xī犀

lì利

，

dàn但

luó逻

jí辑

qīng清

xī晰

，

lìng令

rén人

xìn信

fú服

。

Although his words are sharp, the logic is clear and convincing.

tā她

yǐ以

xī犀

lì利

de的

bǐ笔

chù触

jiē揭

lù露

le了

shè社

huì会

wèn问

tí题

，

yǐn引

qǐ起

le了

guǎng广

fàn泛

guān关

zhù注

。

With her sharp writing, she exposed social issues, attracting widespread attention.

wā哇

，

nǐ你

jīn今

tiān天

de的

chuān穿

dā搭

fēng风

gé格

hǎo好

xī犀

lì利

，

hěn很

yǒu有

gè个

xìng性

！

Wow, your outfit style today is so sharp and full of personality!