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极 · jí

extremely; often appears after an adjective with 了

today今天jīn tiān(modifier / structural particle)的deweather天气tiān qì好极了hǎo jí le。

jīn tiān de tiān qì hǎo jí le。

Here, 极: extremely; often appears after an adjective with 了.

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积极 · jījí

active; enthusiastic; take initiative

he / him他tāactive积极jī jíto participate参加cān jiāclassroom课堂kè tángto discuss讨论tǎo lùn。

tā jī jí cān jiā kè táng tǎo lùn。

Here, 积极: active; enthusiastic; take initiative.

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极其 · jíqí

extremely; to a very high degree

he / him他tāto make做zuò这项zhè xiàngto work工作gōng zuòo'clock时shíextremely极其jí qícareful细心xì xīn。

tā zuò zhè xiàng gōng zuò shí jí qí xì xīn。

Here, 极其: extremely; to a very high degree.

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消极 · xiāojí

negative; lacking a willingness to act

he / him他tāto / towards / correct对duì这次zhè cì(intransitive) to change变化biàn huà(modifier / structural particle)的demanner态度tài dùfairly / rather比较bǐ jiàonegative消极xiāo jí。

tā duì zhè cì biàn huà de tài dù bǐ jiào xiāo jí。

Here, 消极: negative; lacking a willingness to act.

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北极 · běijí

North Pole; the Arctic region

这部zhè bùnewsreel纪录片jì lù piànto introduce (sb to sb)介绍jiè shào(completed / change)了lethe North Pole北极běi jí(modifier / structural particle)的deenvironment环境huán jìng。

zhè bù jì lù piàn jiè shào le běi jí de huán jìng。

Here, 北极: North Pole; the Arctic region.

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极端 · jíduān

extreme

extreme极端jí duānweather天气tiān qìmaybe / possible可能kě nénginfluence影响yǐng xiǎng(scheduled) flight航班háng bān。

jí duān tiān qì kě néng yǐng xiǎng háng bān。

Here, 极端: extreme.

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极为 · jíwéi

extremely; a formal intensifier

极为 goes before an adjective or descriptive verb and means extremely. It is common in formal writing; 非常 is more neutral in everyday conversation.

这份zhè fènmaterial资料zī liào极为重要jí wéi zhòng yào，to ask请qǐngappropriate妥善tuǒ shànto conserve保存bǎo cún。

zhè fèn zī liào jí wéi zhòng yào， qǐng tuǒ shàn bǎo cún。

Here, 极为: extremely; a formal intensifier.

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两极 · liǎngjí

the two poles; two opposite extremes

这张zhè zhāngmap地图dì tú标出biāo chū(completed / change)了lethe earth地球dì qiú(modifier / structural particle)的dethe two poles两极liǎng jí。

zhè zhāng dì tú biāo chū le dì qiú de liǎng jí。

Here, 两极: the two poles; two opposite extremes.

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南极洲 · Nánjízhōu

Antarctica

这张zhè zhāngmap地图dì túto show显示xiǎn shì(completed / change)了leAntarctica南极洲nán jí zhōu(modifier / structural particle)的deposition位置wèi zhì。

zhè zhāng dì tú xiǎn shì le nán jí zhōu de wèi zhì。

Here, 南极洲: Antarctica.

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