极度 (jídù) — extremely; to an extreme degree

Characters in this word

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

由于极度缺乏透明度，该项目一开始就遭到公众质疑。 Yóuyú jídù quēfá tòumíngdù, gāi xiàngmù yì kāishǐ jiù zāodào gōngzhòng zhìyí. Because it was extremely lacking in transparency, the project was questioned by the public from the very beginning.
他极度疲劳，一上床就睡着了。 Tā jídù píláo, yí shàng chuáng jiù shuìzháo le. He was extremely tired and fell asleep as soon as he got into bed.
山顶的天气极度寒冷，我们只待了十分钟就下山了。 Shāndǐng de tiānqì jídù hánlěng, wǒmen zhǐ dāi le shí fēnzhōng jiù xià shān le. The weather on the summit was extremely cold, so we stayed only ten minutes before going down.