Chinese word dictionary

列缺霹雳

liè quē pī lì · lightning and thunder

Practice word

Word information

Simplified列缺霹雳

Traditional列缺霹靂

Pinyinliè quē pī lì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

列liè

a line; to arrange, to classify

缺quē

to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit

霹pī

thunderclap, crashing thunder

雳lì

thunderclap, crashing thunder

How to learn 列缺霹雳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

列liè

to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row

缺quē

deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of

缺点quēdiǎn

weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個|个[ge4]

缺少quēshǎo

lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack

列车lièchē

(railway) train

排列páiliè

to arrange in order; (math.) permutation