lí
罹
suffer; incur
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer; to incur; to meet with
literaryA literary and somewhat formal term, used specifically for encountering misfortune, disaster, or illness. It conveys a sense of hardship.
Gāi该
guó国
bù不
xìng幸
lí罹
nàn难
。
The country unfortunately suffered a calamity.
Tā他
zǎo早
nián年
lí罹
huàn患
zhòng重
bìng病
。
He contracted a severe illness in his early years.
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Nà那
gè个
dì地
qū区
de的
rén人
mín民
bǎo饱
lí罹
zhàn战
huò祸
。
The people of that region have suffered greatly from the ravages of war.