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热烈 (rè liè) — enthusiastic, warm, ardent

Definition

Used for events, applause, or discussions that are lively and emotionally charged. 热情 describes a person's character; 热烈 describes a moment or occasion.

adjective
enthusiasticwarmardent

Examples

  • 热烈。
    Wǒ men duì nǐ de dào lái biǎo shì rè liè huān yíng.
    We extend a warm welcome to your arrival.
  • ，热烈。
    Yǎn chū jié shù shí, guān zhòng bào yǐ rè liè de zhǎng shēng.
    When the performance ended, the audience gave enthusiastic applause.
  • 热烈。
    Shuāng fāng jiù hé zuò wèn tí jìn xíng le rè liè de tǎo lùn.
    The two sides had a heated discussion about cooperation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

热rèhot; warm
烈lièfierce; intense

热 and 烈 both convey intensity, together describing warm, vigorous enthusiasm.

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 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
灬Written in full as火huǒfire
Sound part声符shēngfú
埶
埶yì熱rè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

Open 热 →

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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