锋利 meaning in English

fēnglì

sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive

Traditional 鋒利19 strokes

Meaning of 锋利

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

锋利 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

乳rǔ牙yá很hěn锋fēng利lì。
Milk teeth are sharp.
这zhè刀dāo不bù锋fēng利lì。
The knife is not sharp.
这zhè把bǎ刀dāo不bù够gòu锋fēng利lì。
This knife won't cut well.
小xiǎo心xīn点diǎn,它tā很hěn锋fēng利lì。
Be careful. It's very sharp.
这zhè把bǎ刀dāo很hěn锋fēng利lì。
This knife is very sharp.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

锋 fēng · spear-point · 12 strokes

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利 lì · sharp · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 锋利.

顺利shùnlìsmoothly; without a hitch
流利liúlìfluent
利用lìyòngto exploit; to make use of
胜利shènglìvictory
有利yǒulìadvantageous; favorable
权利quánlìright (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth
利益lìyìbenefit; (in sb's) interest
利息lìxīinterest (on a loan)
不利bùlìunfavorable; disadvantageous
利润lìrùnprofits
福利fúlìbenefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare
专利zhuānlìpatent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people

Questions about 锋利

What does 锋利 mean?

锋利 (fēnglì) means "sharp (e.g. knife blade); incisive".

How do you write 锋利?

锋利 is made of 2 characters: 锋 (12 strokes), 利 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 锋利 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 锋利 is written 鋒利.