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霹雳 (pī lì): Thunderclap (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

霹 • pī • thunder, crashing thunder

pī霹

thunder, crashing thunder

雳 • lì • thunderclap, crashing thunder

lì雳

thunderclap, crashing thunder

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Pinyinpī lì

Meaningthunderclap; thunderbolt

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 霹雳.

Words with 霹

霹雳舞pī lì wǔbreakdancing
晴天霹雳qíng tiān pī lìa bolt from the blue

Words with 雳

霹雳舞pī lì wǔbreakdancing
晴天霹雳qíng tiān pī lìa bolt from the blue

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Example Sentences with 霹雳

yī一

shēng声

pī霹

lì雳

xià吓

le了

wǒ我

yī一

tiào跳

。

A thunderclap startled me.

tiān天

kōng空

tū突

rán然

xiǎng响

qǐ起

pī霹

lì雳

。

zhè这

ge个

xiāo消

xi息

xiàng像

qíng晴

tiān天

pī霹

lì雳

A thunderbolt suddenly sounded in the sky.

yī一

yàng样

。

This news was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.