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