Chinese word dictionary

犀利

xīlì · sharp; incisive; penetrating

Word information

Simplified犀利
Traditional犀利
Pinyinxīlì
Part of speech
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 犀利

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.

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