烈性 (liè xìng) — (attr.) strong, potent (of alcohol, medicine, chemical, etc.); (attr.) spirited, fiery (of temperament or animals)
Definition
Used as an attributive before nouns (烈性酒, 烈性炸药, 烈性马) to mean 'strong / potent' (substances) or 'spirited / fiery' (animals, temperament).
adjective
(attr.) strongpotent (of alcohol, medicine, chemical, etc.)(attr.) spiritedfiery (of temperament or animals)
Examples
- 。liè xìng Jiǔ hē duō le duì shēn tǐ bù hǎo.Drinking too much strong liquor is bad for your health.
- 烈性，。Zhè zhǒng liè xìng zhà yào fēi cháng wēi xiǎn, bì xū xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng.This kind of high explosive is very dangerous; you must handle it carefully.
- 烈性，。Tā qí le yì pǐ liè xìng mǎ, hěn nán kòng zhì.He rode a spirited horse that was hard to control.
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