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锋利

fēng lì · feng li

Traditional 鋒利

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. sharp (e.g. knife blade)
  2. incisive
  3. to the point
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New scissors

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)把(bǎ)新(xīn)剪刀(jiǎndāo)好(hǎo)锋利(fēnglì)，一下(yīxià)就(jiù)剪开(jiǎnkāi)了(le)。

    These new scissors are so sharp. They cut it open in one go.

  2. Liangliang

    小心(xiǎoxīn)点(diǎn)，锋利(fēnglì)的(de)东西(dōngxi)别(bié)乱放(luànfàng)。

    Be careful. Do not leave sharp things lying around.

  3. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)用完(yòngwán)就(jiù)放回(fànghuí)盒子(hézi)里(lǐ)。

    Do not worry. When I am done, I will put them back in the box.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)的(de)袖子(xiùzi)被(bèi)剪(jiǎn)了(le)一个(yīgè)洞(dòng)！

    Look, your sleeve has a hole cut in it!

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！这(zhè)把(bǎ)剪刀(jiǎndāo)真的(zhēnde)太(tài)锋利(fēnglì)了(le)。

    Ah! These scissors really are too sharp.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)把(bǎ)菜(cài)刀(dāo)不(bú)够(gòu)锋(fēng)利(lì)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)用(yòng)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)折(zhé)叠(dié)刀(dāo)来(lái)切(qiē)肉(ròu)。

The kitchen knife wasn't sharp enough to cut the meat, so I used my pocket knife.

Tatoeba: Chinese by will66 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)言(yán)辞(cí)很(hěn)锋(fēng)利(lì)，让(ràng)在(zài)场(chǎng)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)沉(chén)默(mò)了(le)。

His words were very incisive, and everyone present fell silent.

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