Meaning of 极了
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- extremely
- exceedingly
How to use 极了
极了 goes after an adjective or a feeling verb to mean "extremely" or "so very." It is common in speech and sounds lively and expressive. Example: 这个菜好吃极了。(Zhège cài hǎochī jíle.) This dish is extremely delicious.
极 (jí) means the extreme point or pole, like the North Pole 北极 (běijí). Put 极了 after a word and you push that quality all the way to its limit.
Common mistake: Learners often put 极了 before the adjective, as in 极了好, but it must come after: 好极了 (hǎo jíle). Also, do not add 很 (hěn) or 非常 (fēicháng) in the same phrase. 很好极了 is wrong.
极了 in example sentences
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极 jí · extremely · 7 strokes
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了 le · completed action marker · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 极了.
| 为了 | wèile | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 除了 | chúle | apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 |
| 积极 | jījí | active; energetic |
| 积极性 | jījíxìng | zeal; initiative |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | to understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 受不了 | shòubuliǎo | unbearable; unable to endure |
| 极其 | jíqí | extremely |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | desperately serious; disastrous |
| 北极 | běijí | the North Pole; the north magnetic pole |
| 南极 | nánjí | the South Pole; the south magnetic pole |
| 消极 | xiāojí | negative; passive |
Questions about 极了
What does 极了 mean?
极了 (jí le) means "extremely; exceedingly" and is used as a suffix.
How do you write 极了?
极了 is made of 2 characters: 极 (7 strokes), 了 (2 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 极了 an HSK word?
Yes. 极了 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 极了 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 极了 is written 極了.
What is the difference between 极了 and 非常?
非常 (fēicháng) comes before the adjective, while 极了 comes after it. 极了 often sounds more emotional and spoken, as in 累极了 (lèi jíle), "exhausted."
Can 极了 be used with negative adjectives?
Yes. It works with both good and bad qualities, for example 难过极了 (nánguò jíle), "terribly sad," or 冷极了 (lěng jíle), "freezing cold."