severe; intense; formidable; outstanding
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
severe; intense; formidable; extraordinary
archaicPrimarily used in early vernacular Chinese (Song and Yuan dynasty literature) to describe someone or something that is outstanding, formidable, or intense. Now archaic.
Zhè这
rén人
hǎo好
shēng生
shē奢
zhē遮
，
bù不
kě可
qīng轻
dí敌
。
This person is quite formidable and should not be underestimated.
Tā他
shǒu手
duàn段
shí十
fēn分
shē奢
zhē遮
，
wú无
rén人
néng能
jí及
。
His methods are extremely severe; no one can match him.
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Xíng形
róng容
yī一
chǎng场
shē奢
zhē遮
de的
dà大
yǔ雨
。
Describing a severe downpour.