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极

jí · ji

Traditional 極

HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. extremely
  2. pole (geography, physics)
  3. utmost
  4. top
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In a conversation

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The ice cream shop

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)热极了(rèjíle)！

    It's extremely hot today!

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，我(wǒ)的(de)汽水(qìshuǐ)都(dōu)变热了(biànrèle)。

    Yeah, even my soda has turned warm.

  3. Dengdeng

    公园(gōngyuán)门口(ménkǒu)有(yǒu)家(jiā)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)店(diàn)，听说(tīngshuō)好吃极了(hǎochījíle)。

    There is an ice cream shop at the park gate, and I heard it's extremely tasty.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)去(qù)！

    Then let's go quickly!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)：太(tài)热了(rèle)，休息(xiūxi)。

    Look, the door says: too hot, closed for a rest.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)里(lǐ)的(de)冬(dōng)天(tiān)极(jí)冷(lěng)，出(chū)门(mén)要(yào)穿(chuān)厚(hòu)外(wài)套(tào)。

Winter here is extremely cold; you need a thick coat to go out.

02

地(dì)球(qiú)的(de)南(nán)极(jí)和(hé)北(běi)极(jí)都(dōu)是(shì)极(jí)寒(hán)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

The South Pole and North Pole of the Earth are both extremely cold places.

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