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极度 (jí dù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

极度 (jí dù) is a Chinese word: extremely. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 极度

副 fù adverb

extremely

她极度紧张，手都在发抖。

tā jí dù jǐn zhāng shǒu dōu zài fā dǒu

She is extremely nervous, her hands are trembling.

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Word breakdown

极 jí — extreme, utmost

Words with this character (12)
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度 dù — degree, extent

Words with this character (37)
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  • 6 制度 zhì dù — system HSK 5
    • 制 to establish, to regulate
    • 度 measure, standard
    Example

    这个国家的医疗制度很完善。

    zhè ge guó jiā de yī liáo zhì dù hěn wán shàn

    This country's healthcare system is very comprehensive.

  • 7 厚度 hòu dù — thickness HSK 5
    • 厚 thick (the quality of being thick)
    • 度 degree, measure (converts the quality into a measurable quantity)
    Example

    这块木板的厚度是两厘米。

    zhè kuài mù bǎn de hòu dù shì liǎng lí mǐ

    This wooden board has a thickness of two centimeters.

  • 8 季度 jì dù — quarter HSK 5
    • 季 season; quarter (time period)
    • 度 measure; period (unit of measurement)
    Example

    这个季度的销售额增长了百分之十。

    zhè ge jì dù de xiāo shòu é zēng zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí

    This quarter's sales increased by ten percent.

  • 9 宽度 kuān dù — width HSK 5
    • 宽 wide, broad
    • 度 degree, measurement, extent
    Example

    这条河的宽度大约有一百米。

    zhè tiáo hé de kuān dù dà yuē yǒu yì bǎi mǐ

    This river's width is approximately one hundred meters.

  • 10 强度 qiáng dù — intensity HSK 5
    • 强 strong, intense (represents the force or power aspect)
    • 度 degree, measure (represents the quantifiable aspect)
    Example

    运动强度要根据个人体质调整。

    yùn dòng qiáng dù yào gēn jù gè rén tǐ zhì tiáo zhěng

    Exercise intensity should be adjusted according to individual fitness.

  • 11 深度 shēn dù — depth HSK 5
    • 深 deep, profound
    • 度 degree, extent, level
    Example

    这个游泳池的深度是两米。

    zhè ge yóu yǒng chí de shēn dù shì liǎng mǐ

    The depth of this swimming pool is two meters.

  • 12 程度 chéng dù — degree HSK 5
    • 程 measure, standard
    • 度 degree, extent
    Example

    这个问题的严重程度超出了我们的预期。

    zhè ge wèn tí de yán zhòng chéng dù chāo chū le wǒ men de yù qī

    The severity of this problem exceeded our expectations.

  • 13 角度 jiǎo dù — angle; perspective HSK 5
    • 角 angle, corner (spatial/geometric concept)
    • 度 degree, measure (measurement aspect)
    Example

    我们要从多个角度分析这个问题。

    wǒ men yào cóng duō gè jiǎo dù fēn xī zhè gè wèn tí

    We need to analyze this problem from multiple angles.

  • 14 过度 guò dù — excessive HSK 5
    • 过 to exceed, to surpass
    • 度 degree, measure, limit
    Example

    过度工作会损害健康。

    guò dù gōng zuò huì sǔn hài jiàn kāng

    Excessive work will harm your health.

  • 15 长度 cháng dù — length HSK 5
    • 长 long (indicates the dimension being measured)
    • 度 measure, degree (indicates measurement or extent)
    Example

    这条河的长度是500公里。

    zhè tiáo hé de cháng dù shì wǔ bǎi gōng lǐ

    The length of this river is 500 kilometers.

  • 16 难度 nán dù — difficulty HSK 5
    • 难 difficult, hard
    • 度 degree, level, extent
    Example

    这个游戏的难度很高。

    zhè ge yóu xì de nán dù hěn gāo

    This game's difficulty is very high.

  • 17 高度 gāo dù — height, altitude HSK 5
    • 高 high, elevated
    • 度 degree, extent, level
    Example

    这座建筑的高度达到了500米。

    zhè zuò jiàn zhù de gāo dù dá dào le wǔ bǎi mǐ

    The height of this building reaches 500 meters.

  • 18 力度 lì dù — intensity HSK 6
    • 力 force, strength
    • 度 degree, measure
    Example

    我们需要加大改革力度。

    wǒ men xū yào jiā dà gǎi gé lì dù

    We need to intensify reform efforts.

  • 19 密度 mì dù — density HSK 6
    • 密 dense, closely packed
    • 度 degree, measure, level
    Example

    这个地区的人口密度很高。

    zhè ge dì qū de rén kǒu mì dù hěn gāo

    The population density of this area is very high.

  • 20 幅度 fú dù — range; extent; amplitude; margin HSK 6
    • 幅 width; measure (contributes the concept of span or breadth)
    • 度 degree; extent (adds the notion of measured degree or extent)
    Example

    股票价格波动幅度很大。

    gǔ piào jià gé bō dòng fú dù hěn dà

    The range of stock price fluctuations is very large.

  • 21 年度 nián dù — year HSK 6
    • 年 year (time unit)
    • 度 period/measure (adds formal, official sense)
    Example

    他获得了年度最佳员工奖。

    tā huò dé le nián dù zuì jiā yuán gōng jiǎng

    He received the Employee of the Year award.

  • 22 湿度 shī dù — humidity HSK 6
    • 湿 wet, moist
    • 度 degree, level
    Example

    今天的湿度很高。

    jīn tiān de shī dù hěn gāo

    The humidity is very high today.

  • 23 热度 rè dù — temperature; popularity HSK 6
    • 热 heat; warmth; enthusiasm; the intensity aspect
    • 度 degree; measure; level; quantifies the intensity
    Example

    这个话题最近热度上升了。

    zhè ge huà tí zuì jìn rè dù shàng shēng le

    This topic's popularity has risen recently.

  • 24 进度 jìn dù — progress HSK 6
    • 进 to advance, to proceed
    • 度 degree, measure, extent
    Example

    我们需要加快进度。

    wǒ men xū yào jiā kuài jìn dù

    We need to speed up the progress.

  • 25 适度 shì dù — moderate HSK 6
    • 适 suitable, appropriate, fitting
    • 度 degree, measure, extent
    Example

    运动要适度，不要过量。

    yùn dòng yào shì dù bú yào guò liàng

    Exercise should be moderate, not excessive.

  • 26 限度 xiàn dù — limit HSK 6
    • 限 limit, restriction
    • 度 degree, extent
    Example

    每个人的耐心都有限度。

    měi gè rén de nài xīn dōu yǒu xiàn dù

    Everyone's patience has limits.

  • 27 一度 yí dù — once HSK 7
    • 一 one (indicating a single time or instance)
    • 度 time, occasion, instance
    Example

    他一度是这个城市最有名的医生。

    tā yí dù shì zhè ge chéng shì zuì yǒu míng de yī shēng

    He was once the most famous doctor in this city.

  • 28 再度 zài dù — once again HSK 7
    • 再 again, once more
    • 度 time, occasion
    Example

    她再度获得冠军。

    tā zài dù huó dé guàn jūn

    She won the championship once again.

  • 29 尺度 chǐ dù — scale, criterion, standard HSK 7
    • 尺 measurement, ruler (provides the concept of measuring/scale)
    • 度 degree, extent (adds the concept of degree/standard of measurement)
    Example

    我们需要一个明确的尺度来评估工作质量。

    wǒ men xū yào yí ge míng què de chǐ dù lái píng gū gōng zuò zhì liàng

    We need a clear criterion to evaluate work quality.

  • 30 温度计 wēn dù jì — thermometer HSK 7
    • 温 temperature, warm
    • 度 degree, measure
    • 计 meter, measuring instrument
    Example

    外面很冷，温度计显示零下五度。

    wài miàn hěn lěng wēn dù jì xiǎn shì líng xià wǔ dù

    It's very cold outside, the thermometer shows minus five degrees.

  • 31 精度 jīng dù — precision HSK 7
    • 精 refined, precise, fine
    • 度 degree, measure, extent
    Example

    这台仪器的精度很高。

    zhè tái yí qì de jīng dù hěn gāo

    The precision of this instrument is very high.

  • 32 纬度 wěi dù — latitude HSK 7
    • 纬 horizontal lines, latitude (lines)
    • 度 degree, measure
    Example

    北京的纬度大约是北纬40度。

    Běi jīng de wěi dù dà yuē shì běi wěi sì shí dù

    Beijing's latitude is approximately 40 degrees north.

  • 33 经度 jīng dù — longitude HSK 7
    • 经 meridian, longitude line
    • 度 degree (unit of measurement)
    Example

    北京的经度是东经116度。

    Běi jīng de jīng dù shì dōng jīng yī bǎi yī shí liù dù

    Beijing's longitude is 116 degrees east.

  • 34 调度 diào dù — to dispatch, to schedule, to coordinate HSK 7
    • 调 to transfer, allocate, coordinate
    • 度 measure, regulate, degree
    Example

    公司需要调度车辆运送货物。

    gōng sī xū yào diào dù chē liàng yùn sòng huò wù

    The company needs to dispatch vehicles to transport goods.

  • 35 跨度 kuà dù — span HSK 7
    • 跨 to span, to stride across
    • 度 measure, extent, degree
    Example

    这座桥的跨度达到了一千米。

    zhè zuò qiáo de kuà dù dá dào le yī qiān mǐ

    The span of this bridge reaches one thousand meters.

  • 36 额度 é dù — limit HSK 7
    • 额 amount, sum
    • 度 degree, extent, measure
    Example

    我的信用卡额度是一万元。

    wǒ de xìn yòng kǎ é dù shì yī wàn yuán

    My credit card limit is 10,000 yuan.

  • 37 风度 fēng dù — demeanor HSK 7
    • 风 manner, style
    • 度 bearing, measure
    Example

    他很有风度，从不对别人发脾气。

    tā hěn yǒu fēng dù cóng bù duì bié rén fā pí qì

    He has great demeanor and never loses his temper with others.

Structure & writing
1 极 jí — apex; highest point; extremity

极 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 木 mù — tree; general term for woody plants
木 is a component in 126 characters
HSK 1
休 xiū to stop; to cease (something) 床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 本 běn root or stem of a plant 机 jī machine; a device or apparatus composed of many parts that can do work or serve a special function 条 tiáo a long narrow strip
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杯 bēi cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc. 果 guǒ fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering 校 xiào school 样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs 桌 zhuō table; desk (furniture for placing items on) 椅 yǐ chair (a seat with a backrest) 茶 chá tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves)
HSK 2
楼 lóu a floor/storey of a building
HSK 3
末 mò tip or end of an object 朵 duǒ measure word for flowers or clusters 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers) 束 shù to tie; to bind 板 bǎn a flat, hard piece of material (board, plank, slab)
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极 jí apex; highest point; extremity 查 chá to inspect carefully; to examine 树 shù tree; general term for woody plants 根 gēn root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots) 梯 tī ladder; stairs; escalator 检 jiǎn to inspect; to examine 概 gài general idea; outline 相 xiāng mutually; each other
HSK 4
困 kùn to be trapped in hardship or difficulty; unable to break free from circumstances 术 shù skill; technique; art; learning 杂 zá varied; mixed; not pure 材 cái timber; wood 村 cūn village; small residential settlement
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松 sōng pine tree (evergreen or deciduous conifer) 林 lín forest; grove of trees or bamboo 染 rǎn to dye (an object with dye) 柿 shì persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit 标 biāo treetop; tip of a branch 格 gé a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment 案 àn ancient wooden food tray 桥 qiáo bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage) 桶 tǒng bucket; barrel; tub (cylindrical container made of plastic, wood, or metal, sometimes with a handle) 棒 bàng stick; club (usu. thick and short) 森 sēn abounding in trees; densely forested 棵 kē measure word for plants 植 zhí to plant, to cultivate 深 shēn deep (opposite of shallow)
HSK 5
未 wèi not yet (opposite of 已) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 构 gòu to construct; to compose; to design 析 xī to separate; to disperse 架 jià rack, shelf, or frame used to support or hold objects
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某 mǒu a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so 柜 guì cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid 桃 táo peach tree, a small deciduous tree with smooth twigs, oblong-lanceolate leaves, solitary pink flowers, and sweet, roughly spherical fruit covered in fine fuzz; the kernel is used medicinally 档 dàng shelving or cabinet with compartments for storing files 梨 lí pear tree, a deciduous tree or shrub with five-petaled white flowers and oval leaves 模 mó rule; norm; standard 橘 jú mandarin orange tree, an evergreen tree bearing oblate sweet-sour fruit with red-yellow peel used in medicine 橙 chéng orange tree (evergreen tree with oval leaves, juicy round fruit with red-yellow rind) 橡 xiàng deciduous oak tree (also called 栎, 麻栎, or 柞树) whose leaves feed silkworms and whose timber is used for sleepers and furniture 荣 róng lush; flourishing (of plants) 采 cǎi to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit) 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy') 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect
HSK 6
呆 dāi foolish; stupid 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood 杀 shā to kill; to cause the death of a person or animal 杰 jié a person of outstanding talent 枕 zhěn pillow
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枝 zhī branch (of a plant) 枪 qiāng traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft 枯 kū withered; dried out (of plants) 柔 róu soft, pliant (opposite of "刚") 柴 chái firewood; brushwood for burning 栋 dòng ridgepole or main beam of a house 栏 lán railing; barrier 株 zhū roots and trunk of a tree above ground 核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit 梁 liáng beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member 梅 méi plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour) 械 xiè specialized implement or tool 棉 mián cotton plant (annual or perennial herb or shrub; cultivated varieties include upland cotton, sea-island cotton, tree cotton, etc.; cotton fibers are a key textile material; seeds can be pressed for oil; commonly called 棉花) 棋 qí board game (such as Go, chess, checkers) 棍 gùn stick; rod (made from wood, bamboo, etc.) 棕 zōng brown color (like palm fiber) 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 椒 jiāo pepper plant (Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, etc.) whose fruits or seeds have a pungent or spicy flavor 榜 bǎng posted list of names 横 héng horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直) 渠 qú waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch
HSK 7
朱 zhū vermilion, bright red 朽 xiǔ to rot or decay (of material over time) 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 杖 zhàng walking stick, cane 杜 dù birchleaf pear tree (a deciduous tree with small, astringent fruit, used as main rootstock for grafting pears)
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杠 gàng thick rod or pole 杨 yáng poplar tree (deciduous tree with oval or lanceolate leaves and upright branches, including white poplar and other varieties) 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 枚 méi a counter for small objects (similar to 个), one by one 枢 shū pivot; central or crucial part 柄 bǐng handle of an object 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 柱 zhù pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone) 柳 liǔ willow tree (deciduous tree with long, slender drooping branches and narrow leaves) 栖 qī to perch (originally of birds on trees); broadly, to dwell or stay 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants) 桂 guì plant name: 1. cinnamon tree (evergreen, white flowers, aromatic bark used as spice and medicine); 2. bay laurel (evergreen, oblong leaves, yellow flowers, leaves used as spice); 3. sweet osmanthus (evergreen shrub or small tree, also called 木樨, white or yellow fragrant flowers used as spice) 框 kuàng frame embedded in a wall for installing doors or windows 桑 sāng mulberry tree, a deciduous tree with oval serrated leaves used to feed silkworms, sweet purple or yellow-green fruit, and bark/leaves/fruit/roots used in medicine 桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 桩 zhuāng stake or post driven into the ground 梢 shāo the thinner end of a strip-like object 梭 suō shuttle (weaving tool on a loom that carries the weft thread through the warp, thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, typically made of hard wood; also called 梭子) 梳 shū comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic) 棚 péng shed or awning made of bamboo, wood, and matting to shelter from sun, wind, and rain 棱 léng edge where two surfaces of an object meet 棺 guān coffin 椭 tuǒ elliptical; oval shape formed by cutting a cylinder or cone at an angle 椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 楷 kǎi model, example, standard 榨 zhà to press or squeeze out juice from something 槐 huái pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber 槛 kǎn threshold (low strip at the base of a door, made of wood or stone) 槽 cáo trough (rectangular container with raised sides and a sunken middle, used for feed, water, or wine; especially a feed trough for livestock) 橱 chú cabinet; cupboard (a piece of furniture with doors for storing things) 檐 yán eaves; overhanging edge of a roof 沐 mù to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash
1.2 及 jí — to reach; to attain
及 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 3
极 jí apex; highest point; extremity 级 jí rank; grade; level
HSK 4
吸 xī to inhale or draw liquid/gas into the body (opposite of 呼, though 呼 is limited to breath) 圾 jī used in 垃圾: ① refuse, trash, waste matter; ② fig. harmful elements in society
HSK 7
汲 jí to draw water (from a well)

Stroke order

2 度 dù — instrument or unit for measuring length
度 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
渡 dù to cross (a river or body of water)

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2.2 廿 niàn — twenty (in Wu Chinese dialects)
廿 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 4
度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter
HSK 7
昔 xī the past; former times (opposite of 今) 燕 yàn swallow (bird with small body, long pointed wings, and forked tail) 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure
2.3 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
对 duì to answer; to reply 服 fú clothing; garment 欢 huān joyful, happy 汉 hàn Han River (汉江), originating in southern Shaanxi, flowing into the Yangtze at Wuhan, Hubei 鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)
HSK 3
双 shuāng two (often symmetrical, opposite of 单) 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated) 受 shòu to receive; to accept 变 biàn to change; to differ from before 戏 xì to play; to frolic
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报 bào newspaper; also refers to certain periodicals 轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)
HSK 4
仅 jǐn only; merely 反 fǎn to flip over; to turn upside down 取 qǔ to take into one's hand 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 支 zhī to prop up; to support
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观 guān to observe carefully 餐 cān to eat (a meal)
HSK 5
劝 quàn to persuade; to convince someone by presenting facts and reasoning 叉 chā fork (a utensil with two or more tines at one end and a handle at the other) 权 quán ancient counterweight of a steelyard 艰 jiān difficult; not easy
HSK 6
叙 xù to narrate, to chat 径 jìng narrow path; footpath 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 凤 fèng phoenix, the legendary king of birds (the male is called 凤, the female 凰) 叹 tàn to sigh out of worry or sorrow 圣 shèng supremely exalted and wise 奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society)
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寝 qǐn to sleep 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 盈 yíng to be full; to fill up 缀 zhuì to sew together; to stitch 驭 yù to drive (a carriage or horse)

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