Chinese word

极度

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí dù

Meaning

  • adverbextremely

Example

我极度紧张。wǒ jí dù jǐn zhāng

I am extremely nervous.

Illustration for 极度 (extremely)

More examples

考试后她极度疲惫，立刻睡着了。kǎo shì hòu tā jí dù pí bèi lì kè shuì zháo le

After the exam, she was extremely tired and immediately fell asleep.

Core concept

Marks a quality or feeling as reaching an unusually high level.

Common phrases

  • 极度疲惫jí dù pí bèi

    extremely tired

  • 极度悲伤jí dù bēi shāng

    extremely sad

  • 极度兴奋jí dù xīng fèn

    extremely excited

Similar words

非常fēi cháng: Adds a common everyday sense of a very high degree to a quality or feeling.
极其jí qí: Emphasizes an extremely high degree, especially in more formal writing.
十分shí fēn: Indicates that a quality or feeling is present to a very high degree.
特别tè bié: Presents a quality or feeling as particularly strong or striking.

Definition in Chinese

表示某种性质或情绪的强烈程度很高，接近极端，常用于修饰形容词或表示状态的词。biǎo shì móu zhǒng xìng zhì huò qíng xù de qiáng liè chéng dù hěn gāo jiē jìn jí duān cháng yòng yú xiū shì xíng róng cí huò biǎo shì zhuàng tài de cí

Word origin

极 (jí, "extreme") + 度 (dù, "degree") combines the idea of an extreme point with a measured level, giving the word its sense of intensity near the limit.

Usage tips

  • This word commonly accompanies states such as nervousness, excitement, or tiredness, making it useful for describing strong personal conditions in everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • excessivelyadverb

Opposites

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