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极度

jí dù

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

极度 (jí dù) means "extremely". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 极度 means

1. extremely

The characters in 极度

• 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost
• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure

Example sentences

• 极度的放任会宠坏孩子。
  Jídù de fàngrèn huì chǒnghuài háizi.
  Excessive indulgence spoiled the child.
• 在过去一个相当长的时期里，社会都是等级制度森严并且极度不公的，做为社会阶级中最大一部分的贫农常常被赋税，战争，饥荒压得喘不过气来，痛苦不堪。
  Zài guòqù yī gè xiāngdāng cháng de shíqī lǐ, shèhuì dōu shì děngjí zhìdù sēnyán bìngqiě jídù bùgōng de, zuò wéi shèhuì jiējí zhōng zuì dà yī bùfen de pín nóng chángcháng bèi fùshuì, zhànzhēng, jīhuang yā de chuǎnbuguò qì lái, tòngkǔ bùkān.
  For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.

Sounds the same

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

• 嫉妒to be jealous of; to envy

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