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强烈 (qiáng liè) — strong, intense, powerful (of feelings, light, reactions, opinions, etc.)

Definition

强烈 covers the widest range: feelings, light, reactions, opinions. 激烈 and 剧烈 are more physical/competitive ('fierce fighting'); 浓郁 is for smell, flavor, atmosphere only.

adjective
strongintensepowerful (of feelings, light, reactions, opinions, etc.)

Examples

  • 强烈。
    Tā duì yīn yuè yǒu qiáng liè de xìng qù.
    He has a strong interest in music.
  • 强烈。
    Jīn tiān zhōng wǔ de qiáng liè yáng guāng ràng wǒ zhēng bù kāi yǎn.
    The intense sunlight at noon today made it impossible for me to open my eyes.
  • 强烈。
    Wǒ men qiáng liè fǎn duì zhè ge jì huà.
    We strongly oppose this plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

强qiángstrong
烈lièfierce

强 gives strength, and 烈 gives fierceness, together describing intense force or feeling.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
列
列liè烈liè
Same sound today

烈 pairs 列 for the sound with 灬, a form of 火 (fire).

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