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极为

jíwéi

extremely

A tiny person at the foot of a huge mountain
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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

为 wèi

Strokes
4
Radical
丶 — dot

Example phrases

  • 这份报告的数据来源极为复杂,需要逐项核对。 Zhè fèn bàogào de shùjù láiyuán jíwéi fùzá, xūyào zhúxiàng héduì. The data sources in this report are extremely complex and need to be checked item by item.
  • 这个消息极为重要,请马上告诉经理。 Zhège xiāoxi jíwéi zhòngyào, qǐng mǎshàng gàosu jīnglǐ. This news is extremely important, so please tell the manager right away.
  • 山里的夏天极为凉快,很多人来这里避暑。 Shān lǐ de xiàtiān jíwéi liángkuai, hěn duō rén lái zhèlǐ bìshǔ. Summers in the mountains are extremely cool, so many people come here to escape the heat.

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