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极为

jí wéi

2-character word Traditional 極為

What 极为 means

1. extremely; exceedingly

The characters in 极为

• 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

Example sentences

• 他的话使她极为伤心。
  Tā dehuà shǐ tā jíwéi shāngxīn.
  His words broke her heart.
• 电脑可以做极为复杂的工作。
  Diànnǎo kěyǐ zuò jíwéi fùzá de gōngzuò.
  Computers are capable of doing extremely complicated work.
• 所有成员都极为重视她的意见。
  Suǒyǒu chéngyuán dōu jíwéi zhòngshì tā de yìjiàn.
  All the members made much of her opinion.
• 在光线充足的情况下，诺斯费拉图与普通吸血鬼很容易区分。诺斯费拉图有着尖锐的门牙，以及极为修长的手指，即所谓的蜘蛛指。
  With adequate lighting, one can easily discern Nosferatu, with his pointed incisors and extremely long-limbed fingers, known as arachnodactyly, from common vampires.

Sounds the same

Read jí wéi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 即为to be considered to be; to be defined to be; to be called