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Meaning of 烈

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (fire) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
强烈 qiáng liè intense; (violently) strong
热烈 liè enthusiastic; ardent; warm
激烈 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 měng liè fierce; violent (criticism etc)
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Example Sentences
1
The match is getting more and more intense.
2
This basketball game was incredibly intense.
3
The raging fire engulfed the entire village.
4
The event received a warm response.
5
He strongly urges the government to reduce taxes.