激烈
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
激烈 (jīliè) · intense
激烈 (jīliè) means “intense; fierce; heated”. It is written with 2 characters: 激 (to arouse) + 烈 (fiery). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 激烈 is built
The characters
激 jī · to arouse
What 激 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 敫jiǎo — ancient musical instrument
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 白bái — white
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 敫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烈 liè · fiery
What 烈 is made of
- 列liè — a line
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夕xī — evening
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 歹dǎi — corpse
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 列 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
比赛非常激烈。Bǐsài fēicháng jīliè.The match was very intense.
他们讨论得很激烈。Tāmen tǎolùn de hěn jīliè.They had a heated discussion.
Questions about 激烈
What does 激烈 mean?
激烈 (jīliè) means “intense; fierce; heated”.
How do you pronounce 激烈?
激烈 is pronounced jīliè.
Which HSK level is 激烈?
激烈 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 刺激cìjīexciting
- 激动jīdòngexcited
- 冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
- 感激gǎnjīto be grateful
- 激发jīfāto arouse
- 激励jīlìto encourage
- 激情jīqíngpassion
- 强烈qiánglièstrong
- 热烈rèlièwarm
- 剧烈jùlièintense
Learn 激烈 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.