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极了

jíle

extremely (after adjectives)

A person beside a huge peach
Memory picture

Characters in this word

极 jí

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 及 to extend
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

了 le

Strokes
2
Radical
亅 — hook
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 我高兴极了。 Wǒ gāoxìng jíle. I am extremely happy.
  • 天气冷极了。 Tiānqì lěng jíle. The weather is extremely cold.
  • 这饭好吃极了。 Zhè fàn hǎochī jíle. This food is extremely tasty.

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