极 (jí) means Extremely (pole - limit). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
昨天的比赛有意思 极 了。
Zuótiān de bǐsài yǒu yìsi jí le.
Yesterday's match was extremely interesting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 极
这件事 极 其重要。
Zhè jiàn shì jíqí zhòngyào.
This matter is extremely important.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 极其
凡事不要走 极 端。
Fánshì bú yào zǒu jíduān.
Do not take anything to extremes.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 极端
电池有正负两 极 。
Diànchí yǒu zhèngfù liǎng jí.
A battery has a positive and a negative pole.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正负
失败后他有点消 极 。
Shībài hòu tā yǒudiǎn xiāojí.
After failing he became a little dispirited.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消极
他的看法有些 极 端。
Tā de kànfǎ yǒuxiē jíduān.
His views are somewhat extreme.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 极端
同性的磁 极 互相排斥。
Tóngxìng de cíjí hùxiāng páichì.
Like magnetic poles repel each other.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 排斥
他学太 极 拳已经三年了。
Tā xué tàijíquán yǐjīng sān nián le.
He has been learning tai chi for three years.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 太极拳
别用消 极 的态度看问题。
Bié yòng xiāojí de tàidu kàn wèntí.
Do not look at problems negatively.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 消极
他已经到了体力的 极 限。
Tā yǐjīng dào le tǐlì de jíxiàn.
He has reached the limit of his physical strength.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 极限
大家都积 极 参加这次活动。
Dàjiā dōu jījí cānjiā zhè cì huódòng.
Everyone took an active part in this event.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 积极
早上公园里有人打太 极 拳。
Zǎoshang gōngyuán lǐ yǒu rén dǎ tàijíquán.
In the morning people practise tai chi in the park.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 太极拳
他一直梦想去北 极 看 极 光。
Tā yìzhí mèngxiǎng qù běijí kàn jíguāng.
He has always dreamed of going to the Arctic to see the northern lights.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 北极
适当的奖励能提高积 极 性。
Shìdàng de jiǎnglì néng tígāo jījíxìng.
Appropriate rewards raise enthusiasm.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奖励
他的号召得到了积 极 响应。
Tā de hàozhào dédào le jījí xiǎngyìng.
His call met with an active response.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 响应
北 极 的冰面正在一年年缩小。
Běijí de bīngmiàn zhèngzài yì nián nián suōxiǎo.
The ice at the North Pole is shrinking year by year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 北极
这项运动是在挑战人体 极 限。
Zhè xiàng yùndòng shì zài tiǎozhàn réntǐ jíxiàn.
This sport is a challenge to the limits of the human body.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 极限
做成这件事需要 极 大的毅力。
Zuòchéng zhè jiàn shì xūyào jí dà de yìlì.
Getting this done takes tremendous perseverance.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 毅力
那场地震造成了 极 其悲惨的后果。
Nà chǎng dìzhèn zàochéng le jíqí bēicǎn de hòuguǒ.
That earthquake caused extremely tragic consequences.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 悲惨
好的老师善于调动学生的积 极 性。
Hǎo de lǎoshī shànyú diàodòng xuésheng de jījíxìng.
A good teacher knows how to mobilise students' enthusiasm.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 调动
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From the graded readers
然后，太阳慢慢地出来了，山上的风景美 极 了。
ránhòu, tàiyáng mànmàn dì / de chūlai le / liǎo / liào, shānshàng de / dì fēngjǐng měi jí le / liǎo / liào.
Then the sun came up slowly, and the view was stunning.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Trip With Friends
Words that contain 极
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 极
How is 极 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 极 (jí, "Extremely (pole - limit)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 极 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 极 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 极 an HSK word?
Yes — 极 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 极?
The dictionary page for 极 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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