lì
雳
thunderbolt; thunderclap
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesbound morpheme
thunderbolt; thunderclap
literaryThis character is almost never used alone in modern Chinese. It appears almost exclusively in the compound word 霹雳 (pī lì), meaning a thunderbolt or a sudden, powerful event. It can also appear in other rare literary compounds.
Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
chuán传
lái来
yī一
shēng声
pī霹
lì雳
。
A thunderclap sounded in the sky.
Zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
yóu犹
rú如
qíng晴
tiān天
pī霹
lì雳
。
This news was like a bolt from the blue.
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Pī霹
lì雳
wǔ舞
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jiē街
wǔ舞
fēng风
gé格
。
Breakdancing is a style of street dance.