extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost

adverb HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 極

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  • 积极jījíactiveB4
  • 极其jíqíextremelyB5
  • 消极xiāojínegativeB5
  • 北极běijíthe North PoleB6
  • 极端jíduānextremeB6
  • 极为jíwéiextremelyB6
  • 两极liǎngjíthe two polesB6

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今天热极了。

It is extremely hot today.

这个孩子可爱极了。

This child is absolutely adorable.