厉害
lì hai
awesome; amazing; formidable; severe
adjective
Example
这个学生很厉害，每次考试都是第一名。
Zhège xuéshēng hěn lìhai, měi cì kǎoshì dōu shì dì yī míng.
This student is amazing - they get first place on every exam.
A versatile word that can express admiration (awesome/amazing) or describe something powerful/formidable. Very commonly used in spoken Chinese to praise someone's abilities.