Meaning of 热烈
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- enthusiastic
- ardent
- warm
How to use 热烈
热烈 describes the atmosphere or reaction of a group, such as applause, welcomes, discussions, or celebrations. It often appears in set phrases like 热烈欢迎 (rèliè huānyíng, warm welcome) and 热烈的掌声 (rèliè de zhǎngshēng, warm applause). Example: 大家热烈欢迎新同学。 (Dàjiā rèliè huānyíng xīn tóngxué.) Everyone warmly welcomed the new classmate.
热 (rè) means hot, and 烈 (liè) means fierce or intense, like a blazing fire. Both characters have the fire dots 灬 at the bottom, so 热烈 is heat on top of heat: a reaction that is burning with enthusiasm.
Common mistake: Learners often use 热烈 to describe a person, as in 他很热烈, when they mean 热情 (rèqíng). 热情 fits a friendly, warm-hearted person, while 热烈 fits events, reactions, and atmospheres.
热烈 in example sentences
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热 rè · to warm up · 10 strokes
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烈 liè · fiery · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 热烈.
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 强烈 | qiángliè | strong; intense |
| 热爱 | rè'ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 激烈 | jīliè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce |
| 热闹 | rènao | lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time |
| 热心 | rèxīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous |
| 热量 | rèliàng | heat; quantity of heat |
| 加热 | jiārè | to heat |
| 热门 | rèmén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 热水 | rèshuǐ | hot water |
| 热线 | rèxiàn | hotline (communications link) |
| 热点 | rèdiǎn | hot spot; point of special interest |
Questions about 热烈
What does 热烈 mean?
热烈 (rèliè) means "enthusiastic; ardent" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 热烈?
热烈 is made of 2 characters: 热 (10 strokes), 烈 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 热烈 an HSK word?
Yes. 热烈 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 热烈 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 热烈 is written 熱烈.
What is the difference between 热烈 and 激烈?
热烈 is positive and means warm or enthusiastic, like 热烈的讨论 (a lively discussion). 激烈 (jīliè) means fierce or intense and is used for competition, fighting, or heated arguments, like 比赛很激烈 (the match was intense).
Can 热烈 be used before a verb?
Yes. It often works like an adverb directly before verbs such as 欢迎 (welcome), 祝贺 (congratulate), and 讨论 (discuss), for example 热烈祝贺 (rèliè zhùhè, warm congratulations). You can also add 地 (de), as in 热烈地讨论.