HSK 6 · Adjectives

极端 jíduān “extreme” in Chinese

Traditional 極端

What 极端 means

  1. extreme
  2. extremely

How to say 极端

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale极jí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale端duān1st tone, high and level

极端 in a sentence

  1. 你的建议有点极端。

    Nǐ de jiànyì yǒudiǎn jíduān.

    Your suggestion is a bit extreme.

    Sentence #870317 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 关于教育，他持极端意见。

    Guānyú jiàoyù, tā chí jíduān yìjiàn.

    He holds extreme views on education.

    Sentence #462097 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 别走极端。

    Bié zǒu jíduān.

    Don’t go to extremes.

    Sentence #1878293 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 极端 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 极 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
极jíextremely
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 及to extend · jíSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 及 (jí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.

The character 端 (duān) with each of its parts in a different colour
端duāntip; end; extremity
  • 立stand · lìMeaning part
  • 耑specialisedSound part

立 hints at the meaning (stand); 耑 () hints at the sound. Compare it with duān.

How to write 极端

极 7 strokes · 端 14 strokes

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极端 (jíduān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 极端 (jíduān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 极端

Words with 极

极jí · an extreme积极jījí · active消极xiāojí · negative极其jíqí · extremely太极拳tàijíquán · tai chi (taijiquan)北极běijí · the North Pole极限jíxiàn · limit

Words with 端

端duān · to carry (level with both hands)端正duānzhèng · upright争端zhēngduān · dispute尖端jiānduān · cutting-edge弊端bìduān · abuse端午节Duānwǔjié · Dragon Boat Festival

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FAQs

极端 (jíduān) means “extreme” or “extremely”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jíduān: jí with a 2nd tone, then duān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 极端 is written 極端. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiduan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 极端 from the suggestions. Typing jiduan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
极端 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.