极 jí▶ extremely

Example sentences

• 今天热极了。Jīntiān rè jí le.It is extremely hot today.
• 这个菜好吃极了。Zhège cài hǎochī jí le.This dish is extremely tasty.

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · Level 4

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HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 极 is in band 4. HSK 3 explained

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Here is a word for when you want to say extremely.

中极。

Listen to how it sounds in a sentence about the weather.

中今天热极了。

It is extremely hot today. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

极 is written in 7 strokes.

• 极

Senses

1. extremely
2. pole (geography, physics)
3. utmost
4. top

Related words

• 积极active, enthusiastic; positive
• 极其extremely
• 消极negative
• 太极拳Taiji boxing
• 北极arctic
• 极端extreme

极 is pronounced jí and means “extremely”.