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极了

jí le
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Grammar term Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. extremely
  2. 2. exceedingly

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Guides that feature 极了

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3 guides
HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
X得要命 and X得要死 for “Extremely” in Casual Speech

Put 得要命 or 得要死 after an adjective or feeling verb to exaggerate, like “to death” or “terribly” in English: 累得要命, 热得要死.

Reading: jí le Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 6 min
得不得了 and 不得了 for “Extremely” and “Oh No!”

Use adjective + 得不得了 for “extremely,” 真不得了 for “amazing,” and 不得了了 as an alarmed “Oh no!”

Reading: jí le Open guide
HSK 2.0 Level 3+ HSK 3.0 Level 3+ 6 min
Degree Complements 得很, 极了 and 坏了

Say “really” and “extremely” after an adjective with 得很, 极了 and 坏了: 好得很, 高兴极了, 累坏了.

Reading: jí le Open guide

Example Sentences

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听到这个好消息，他欣喜 极了 。
Hearing this good news, he was extremely happy.

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Words Containing 极了

棒极了
bàng jí le

super

Child Words of 极了

了
le

(completed action marker)

极
jí

extremely

了
liǎo

(of eyes) bright