锋利

fēng lì · feng li

Traditional 鋒利

Meaning

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

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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