猛烈
Old HSK 6
猛烈 (měngliè) · fierce
猛烈 (měngliè) means “fierce; violent; intense”. It is written with 2 characters: 猛 (violent) + 烈 (fiery). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 猛烈 is built
The characters
猛 měng · violent
What 猛 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 孟mèng — first in a series
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 子zǐ — child
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
台风来得非常猛烈。Táifēng lái de fēicháng měngliè.The typhoon came on very fiercely.
我们队发起了猛烈的进攻。Wǒmen duì fāqǐ le měngliè de jìngōng.Our team launched a fierce attack.
Questions about 猛烈
What does 猛烈 mean?
猛烈 (měngliè) means “fierce; violent; intense”.
How do you pronounce 猛烈?
猛烈 is pronounced měngliè.
Which HSK level is 猛烈?
猛烈 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 强烈qiánglièstrong
- 热烈rèlièwarm
- 激烈jīlièintense
- 剧烈jùlièintense
- 兴高采烈xìnggāocǎilièin high spirits
- 壮烈zhuànglièheroic
Learn 猛烈 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 124: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.