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激烈

jīliè

intense

How common it is

激烈 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say jīliè slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

激烈表示很强烈、很紧张。

jī liè biǎo shì hěn qiáng liè 、 hěn jǐn zhāng。

激烈 means intense or fierce.

Context note

激烈常用于比赛、讨论和竞争。

jī liè cháng yòng yú bǐ sài 、 tǎo lùn hé jìng zhēng。

It is often used with competitions, discussions, and rivalry.

5 examples

比赛很激烈。
bǐ sài hěn jī liè。
The competition is very intense.
大家激烈讨论。
dà jiā jī liè tǎo lùn。
Everyone debated intensely.
竞争很激烈。
jìng zhēng hěn jī liè。
Competition is fierce.
这场球赛很激烈。
zhè chǎng qiú sài hěn jī liè。
This ball game is very intense.
激烈的争论结束了。
jī liè de zhēng lùn jié shù le。
The intense argument ended.

5 mini stories

老师说,这次比赛会很激烈。
lǎo shī shuō, zhè cì bǐ sài huì hěn jī liè。
The teacher said this competition would be intense.
他们激烈地争论起来。
tā men jī liè dì zhēng lùn qǐ lái。
They argued intensely.
激烈的竞争让人更努力。
jī liè de jìng zhēng ràng rén gèng nǔ lì。
Intense competition makes people work harder.
这次活动的气氛很激烈。
zhè cì huó dòng de qì fēn hěn jī liè。
The atmosphere of this event was intense.
激烈不一定是坏事。
jī liè bù yí dìng shì huài shì。
Intensity is not necessarily a bad thing.

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