LEARN + CHINESE / 290 of 300 HSK 7–9
Extremely 极为
The venue is 极为安静—extremely quiet. 极为 raises the degree before a quality or state. 尽 works on extent, while 蛮 is a casual “quite”; they don’t all turn the same dial.
所有成员都极为重视她的意见。
suǒyǒu chéngyuán dōu jíwéi zhòngshì tā de yìjiàn。
All the members value her opinion highly.
他用尽了所有办法，还是没找到答案。
tā yòngjìn le suǒyǒu bànfǎ, háishi méi zhǎodào dá’àn.
He tried every possible way but still could not find an answer.
这首歌蛮熟悉的。
zhè shǒu gē mán shúxī de。
This song is familiar to me.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
jíwéi | extremely; exceedingly |
jǐn | to the greatest extent; furthest |
mán | quite; very; rough |
suǒyǒu | all; every |
bànfǎ | method; way |
yìjiàn | opinion; suggestion |
chéngyuán | member |
zhǎodào | to find (result) |
shúxi | to be familiar with |
dá'àn | answer; solution |
háishi | or; still |
zhòngshì | to value; attach importance to |
bìngrén | patient (sick person) |
chà | lacking; bad; poor |
dòngzuò | action; movement |
fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
fēi | to fly |
fēng | wind |
gānjìng | clean |
gē | older brother |
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