"Devastating" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 厉害 |  lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent |   |
| 毁灭性 | huǐ miè xìng | destructive / devastating | |
| 一落千丈 | yī luò qiān zhàng | lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive | |
| 重挫 | zhòng cuò | devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet | |
| 祸乱 | huò luàn | calamity and chaos / devastating disorder / great turmoil | |
| 诛心之论 | zhū xīn zhī lùn | a devastating criticism / to expose hidden motives | |
