How to use “厉害”in Chinese
How to say “impressive” or “awesome” in Chinese;
How tones matters in different scenarios;
Song: 王力宏《十八般武艺》18 Martial Arts by Leehom Wang
Dialogue:
A：你每天睡几个小时？
Nǐ měi tiān shuì jǐ gè xiǎo shí ？
How long do you usually sleep per day?
B：五个小时就够了。
Wǔ gè xiǎo shí jiù gòu le 。
5 hour is enogh for me.
B：你真厉害！
Nǐ zhēn lì hài ！
You’re really awesome!
Words & expressions:
【每天】měi tiān：everyday
【睡】shuì: sleep
【小时】xiǎo shí: hour
【够】gòu：enough
【厉害】lì hà：awesome; sharp ; fierce ; severe
