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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

凄厉 [qīlì]
  1. 1. adjective [风声] howling
  2. 2. adjective [叫声] shrill

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

凄厉 [qīlì]
  1. 1. sad and shrill
    凄厉的叫声
    sad, shrill cries
    风声凄厉
    The wind was wailing.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

凄厉 [qīlì]
  1. 1. (声音)凄惨而尖厉
    北风凄厉

Examples

风声凄厉
The wind was wailing.
听到一声凄厉的叫声,他猛一愣怔,停下了脚步。
The desperate warnings were heard throughout the city.
整个城市都听得到凄厉的警报声。

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