厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 猛虎 měng hǔ fierce tiger 猛烈 měng liè fierce / violent / vigorous / intense syn 勇猛 yǒng měng bold and powerful / brave and fierce syn 剧烈 劇烈 jù liè violent / acute / severe / fierce syn 喂养 餵養 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) syn 凶猛 兇猛 xiōng měng fierce / violent / ferocious syn 凶狠 xiōng hěn cruel / vicious / fierce and malicious / vengeful syn 凶恶 凶惡 xiōng è variant of 兇惡|凶恶, fierce / ferocious / fiendish / frightening syn 激战 激戰 jī zhàn to fight fiercely / fierce battle syn 凶悍 兇悍 xiōng hàn violent / fierce and tough / shrewish (woman) syn 母老虎 mǔ lǎo hǔ tigress / (fig.) fierce woman / vixen 狰狞 猙獰 zhēng níng malevolent / fierce / sinister syn 恶战 惡戰 è zhàn hard fighting / fierce battle syn 恶狠狠 惡狠狠 è hěn hěn very fierce syn 恶斗 惡鬥 è dòu hard fighting / fierce battle 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 暴烈 bào liè violent / fierce syn 猛将 猛將 měng jiàng fierce general / valiant military leader / fig. brave individual syn 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants syn 剽悍 piāo hàn swift and fierce syn 洪水猛兽 洪水猛獸 hóng shuǐ měng shòu lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom) / fig. great scourges / extremely dangerous or threatening things syn 豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) / to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war 武将 武將 wǔ jiàng general / military leader / fierce man syn 横肉 橫肉 héng ròu fierce-looking 引种 引種 yǐn zhǒng (agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal 鹰派 鷹派 yīng pài hawk faction (opposite: 鴿派|鸽派[ge1 pai4], doves) / fierce and combative party / war party / warmongers 凶巴巴 xiōng bā bā harsh / savage / fierce 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 毒 dú poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics syn 恶 惡 è evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm syn 凶 xiōng vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] syn 猛 měng ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome syn 狠 hěn ruthless / fierce / ferocious / determined / resolute / to harden (one's heart) / old variant of 很[hen3] syn 激 jī to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent syn 畜 chù livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal syn 牲 shēng domestic animal / sacrificial animal syn 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 狞 獰 níng fierce-looking 恶浪 惡浪 è làng violent wave / fierce billow / fig. depraved force 畜力 chù lì animal power / animal-drawn (plow etc) 酷烈 kù liè intense / brutal / fierce syn 使役 shǐ yì to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc) syn 獠 liáo fierce / hunt / name of a tribe 鸷 鷙 zhì fierce / brutal / bird of prey 它 tā it (pronoun for an animal) syn 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 动物 動物 dòng wù animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal / brute / bastard syn 解剖 jiě pōu to dissect (an animal) / to analyze / anatomy 爪子 zhuǎ zi (animal's) claw syn 残疾 殘疾 cán jí disabled / handicapped / deformity on a person or animal 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 热血 熱血 rè xuè hot blood / warm-blooded (animal) / endothermic (physiology) syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 牲畜 shēng chù farm animal / livestock syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 诱捕 誘捕 yòu bǔ to trap (an animal) / to lure (a suspect) into a trap 家畜 jiā chù domestic animal / livestock / cattle syn 吆喝 yāo he to shout / to bawl / to yell (to urge on an animal) / to hawk (one's wares) / to denounce loudly / to shout slogans syn 宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat) / to butcher syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 动物界 動物界 dòng wù jiè animal kingdom 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 百兽 百獸 bǎi shòu all creatures / every kind of animal syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 水生 shuǐ shēng aquatic (plant, animal) 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 毛色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat 养生 養生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc) syn 兽皮 獸皮 shòu pí animal skin / hide 牧业 牧業 mù yè livestock husbandry / animal product industry 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) syn 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn 畜牧业 畜牧業 xù mù yè animal husbandry / stock raising / livestock raising 脉络 脈絡 mài luò arteries and veins / network of blood vessels / vascular system (of a plant or animal) / (fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric") / overall context syn 走兽 走獸 zǒu shòu (four-footed) animal / beast syn 油饼 油餅 yóu bǐng deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder) syn 动物油 動物油 dòng wù yóu animal fat 软体 軟體 ruǎn tǐ (of an animal) soft-bodied / (Tw) software 尾巴 yǐ ba (coll.) tail (of an animal) syn 野生动物 野生動物 yě shēng dòng wù wild animal 冷血 lěng xuè cold-blood / cold-blooded (animal) 发威 發威 fā wēi to unleash one's power / (of an animal) to go on a rampage / (of a typhoon, earthquake etc) to wreak havoc / (of a figure of authority) to erupt in anger / to assert one's dominance 催情 cuī qíng to promote estrus / to bring an animal to heat by artificial means 神兽 神獸 shén shòu mythological animal 饕餮 tāo tiè ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king / zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes / gluttonous / sumptuous (banquet) syn 