Chinese Word: 烈 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

烈HSK 5

Pinyin: liè

English Definition: ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements

Chinese Definition:
①火势猛；引申为猛，厉害：烈火。烈焰。烈酒。烈马。烈性。激烈。剧烈。
②气势盛大：轰轰烈烈。
③刚直，有高贵品格的；为正义而死难的：烈女。壮烈。先烈。烈士。
④功业：功烈。
⑤古同“列”，行列。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:列 indicates the sound; 灬 (fire) conveys the meaning.

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强烈HSK 5	qiáng liè	intense; (violently) strong
热烈HSK 5	rè liè	enthusiastic; ardent; warm
激烈HSK 5	jī liè	(of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme
烈士	liè shì	martyr
猛烈HSK 6	měng liè	fierce; violent (criticism etc)

1		zhè chǎng 这场 bǐ sài 比赛 yuè lái yuè 越来越 jī liè 激烈。 The match is getting more and more intense.
2		zhè chǎng 这场 lán qiú 篮球 bǐ sài 比赛 fēi cháng 非常 jī liè 激烈。 This basketball game was incredibly intense.
3		xióng xióng liè huǒ 熊熊烈火 tūn shì 吞噬 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 cūn zhuāng 村庄。 The raging fire engulfed the entire village.
4		zhè cì 这次 huó dòng 活动 dé dào 得到 le 了 rè liè 热烈 fǎn xiǎng 反响。 The event received a warm response.
5		tā 他 qiáng liè 强烈 yāo qiú 要求 zhèng fǔ 政府 jiǎn shǎo 减少 shuì shōu 税收。 He strongly urges the government to reduce taxes.

1		zhè chǎng 这场 bǐ sài 比赛 yuè lái yuè 越来越 jī liè 激烈。 The match is getting more and more intense.
2		zhè chǎng 这场 lán qiú 篮球 bǐ sài 比赛 fēi cháng 非常 jī liè 激烈。 This basketball game was incredibly intense.
3		xióng xióng liè huǒ 熊熊烈火 tūn shì 吞噬 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 cūn zhuāng 村庄。 The raging fire engulfed the entire village.
4		zhè cì 这次 huó dòng 活动 dé dào 得到 le 了 rè liè 热烈 fǎn xiǎng 反响。 The event received a warm response.
5		tā 他 qiáng liè 强烈 yāo qiú 要求 zhèng fǔ 政府 jiǎn shǎo 减少 shuì shōu 税收。 He strongly urges the government to reduce taxes.