浓烈 (nóng liè) — thick and strong (of smell, taste, etc.); intense (of emotion, atmosphere, color, etc.)

Definition

adjective
thick and strong (of smell, taste, etc.)intense (of emotion, atmosphere, color, etc.)

Examples

  • 浓烈。
    Kā fēi de wèi dào fēi cháng nóng liè.
    The coffee has a very strong aroma.
  • 浓烈。
    Tā duì jiā xiāng yǒu zhe nóng liè de gǎn qíng.
    He has intense feelings for his hometown.
  • 浓烈。
    Zhè fú huà yán sè hěn nóng liè.
    The colors of this painting are very intense.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

浓nóngdense
烈lièstrong

浓 means dense or thick, 烈 means strong or fierce, together describing intense smell, taste, or emotion.

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 濃; 浓 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
農
農nóng濃nóng
Same sound today

The traditional form 濃 has 氵 as water and 農 as the sound part; this is the form described here.

Open 浓 →

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).

Open 烈 →

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