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激烈

jī liè · ji lie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (of competition or fighting) intense
  2. fierce
  3. (of pain) acute
  4. (of an expression of opinion) impassioned
  5. vehement
  6. (of a course of action) drastic
  7. extreme
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Fierce ping-pong

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，他们(tāmen)的(de)乒乓球(pīngpāngqiú)打(dǎ)得(de)好(hǎo)激烈(jīliè)。

    Look, their ping-pong is very intense.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)，比赛(bǐsài)太(tài)激烈(jīliè)了(le)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)不(bù)敢(gǎn)说话(shuōhuà)。

    Yes, the match is so intense I dare not speak.

  3. Liangliang

    谁(shéi)会(huì)赢(yíng)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)左边(zuǒbian)的(de)人(rén)会(huì)赢(yíng)。

    Who will win? I think the left one will win.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)右边(yòubian)的(de)会(huì)赢(yíng)。我们(wǒmen)来(lái)打赌(dǎdǔ)吧(ba)。

    I think the right one will. Let us bet.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！输(shū)的(de)请(qǐng)喝(hē)水(shuǐ)。

    OK! The loser buys the water.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，他们(tāmen)不(bù)打(dǎ)了(le)，一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)喝(hē)茶(chá)了(le)。激烈(jīliè)的(de)比赛(bǐsài)结束(jiéshù)了(le)。

    Look, they stopped and went for tea together. The intense match is over.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

两(liǎng)支(zhī)球(qiú)队(duì)的(de)比(bǐ)赛(sài)非(fēi)常(cháng)激(jī)烈(liè)。

The match between the two teams was very intense.

02

会(huì)上(shàng)大(dà)家(jiā)展(zhǎn)开(kāi)了(le)激(jī)烈(liè)的(de)争(zhēng)论(lùn)。

Everyone engaged in a heated debate at the meeting.

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