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积极

jī jí

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 積極

积极 (jī jí) means "positive / proactive". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 积极 means

1. active
2. energetic
3. vigorous
4. positive (outlook)
5. proactive

The characters in 积极

• 积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math) product (the result of multiplication)…
• 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost

Example sentences

• 你必须积极主动。
  You have to be proactive.
• 我只想注意积极方面。
  Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zhùyì jījí fāngmiàn.
  I want to just focus on the positive.
• 这些形容词都是积极的。
  Zhèxiē xíngróngcí dōu shì jījí de.
  These adjectives are all positive.
• 网络积极分子想跟最高领袖见面。
  Wǎngluò jījí fènzǐ xiǎng gēn zuì gāo lǐngxiù jiànmiàn.
  Cyber activists want to meet with the Supreme Leader.
• 试着用积极的态度去面对任何事情。
  Shìzhe yòng jījí de tàidu qù miànduì rènhé shìqing.
  Try to have a positive attitude about everything.
• 他的讲话对所有同事产生了积极影响。
  Tā de jiǎnghuà duì suǒyǒu tóngshì chǎnshēng le jījí yǐngxiǎng.
  His speech has had a positive effect on all of his coworkers.

Words starting with 积极

• 积极性jī jí xìngzeal; initiative; enthusiasm
• 积极分子jī jí fèn zǐactive supporter; political activist
• 积极反应jī jí fǎn yìngactive response; energetic response
• 积极进取jī jí jìn qǔproactive

Sounds the same

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

• 基极base electrode (in transistor)

Where 积极 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Personality & character traits (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jī jí correctly.
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