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极力

jí lì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 極力

极力 (jí lì) means "to make a supreme effort; at all costs". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 极力 means

1. to make a supreme effort
2. at all costs

The characters in 极力

• 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 他极力称赞了我。
  Tā jílì chēngzàn le wǒ.
  He praised me to the skies.

Sounds the same

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

• 吉利auspicious; lucky; propitious

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jí lì correctly.
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