Chinese word

极其

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí qí

Meaning

  • adverbextremely

Example

今天的会议极其重要。jīn tiān de huì yì jí qí zhòng yào

Today's meeting is extremely important.

Illustration for 极其 (extremely)

More examples

她的努力极其值得肯定。tā de nǔ lì jí qí zhí de kěn dìng

Her efforts are extremely worthy of recognition.

Core concept

Pushes a quality or action to the far end of a scale.

Common phrases

  • 极其重要jí qí zhòng yào

    extremely important

  • 极其严重jí qí yán zhòng

    extremely serious

  • 极其简单jí qí jiǎn dān

    extremely simple

Similar words

非常fēi cháng: Shows that a quality or action has a very high degree.
特别tè bié: Marks a particularly strong or notable degree of a quality or action.

Definition in Chinese

用于加强程度，表示非常或极端，常与形容词或副词连用。yòng yú jiā qiáng chéng dù biǎo shì fēi cháng huò jí duān cháng yǔ xíng róng cí huò fù cí lián yòng

Word origin

The compound 极其 (jíqí, "extremely") combines 极 (jí, "utmost") with 其 (qí, "grammatical element") in a fixed intensifying pattern, so 其 is not read as a separate word meaning "that".

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, a milder degree word often sounds more natural, while this adverb marks strong emphasis and usually modifies an adjective or adverb rather than a noun.

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