How to say “fierce” in Chinese
fierce, intense
“Fierce” in Chinese is 激烈, jī liè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
激烈 is read jī liè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”. In 冰激凌 it was chosen for its sound.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”: a strong flame. On top, 列 liè hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “激烈”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 激烈. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 比赛进行得非常激烈bǐsàijìnxíngdefēichángjīlièThe match was fiercely fought.
- 竞争越来越激烈，我们应该怎么应对？jìngzhēngyuèláiyuèjīliè,wǒmenyīnggāizěnmeyìngduìCompetition is getting fiercer — how should we deal with it?
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fierce” in Chinese?
“Fierce” in Chinese is 激烈, pinyin jīliè.
What does 激烈 mean?
激烈 (jīliè) means “fierce, intense”.
How do you write 激烈?
激烈 is 2 characters: 激 (jī) — surging; excite; 烈 (liè) — strong, intense, ardent. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 激烈?
激烈 is read jīliè. Tones: jī — first tone, liè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fierce” in the lesson “What's the score?”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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