HSK 5 · Adjectives

强烈 qiángliè “strong” in Chinese

Traditional 強烈

What 强烈 means

  1. strong
  2. intense

How to say 强烈

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale强qiáng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale烈liè4th tone, falling

强烈 in a sentence

  1. 她强烈反对我的计划。

    Tā qiángliè fǎnduì wǒ de jìhuà.

    She strongly opposes my plan.

    Sentence #5405500 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 这朵花散发出强烈的香味。

    Zhè duǒ huā sànfā chū qiángliè de xiāngwèi.

    This flower gives off a strong fragrance.

    Sentence #465933 from Tatoeba

  3. 他有强烈的责任感。

    Tā yǒu qiángliè de zérèngǎn.

    He has a strong sense of responsibility.

    Sentence #883456 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 强烈 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 强 (qiáng) with each of its parts in a different colour
强qiángstrong
  • 弓bow · gōngMeaning part
  • 虽although · suī

弓 hints at the meaning (bow); 虫 (chóng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qiáng.

The character 烈 (liè) with each of its parts in a different colour
烈lièardent
  • 列a line · lièSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 列 (liè) hints at the sound. Compare it with liè.

How to write 强烈

强 12 strokes · 烈 10 strokes

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

Words related to 强烈

Words with 强

强qiáng · strong强调qiángdiào · to emphasise (a statement)坚强jiānqiáng · staunch强迫qiǎngpò · to force倔强juéjiàng · stubborn勉强miǎnqiǎng · reluctantly顽强wánqiáng · tenacious强制qiángzhì · compulsory

Words with 烈

激烈jīliè · (of competition or fighting) intense热烈rèliè · enthusiastic剧烈jùliè · violent猛烈měngliè · fierce壮烈zhuàngliè · heroic兴高采烈xìnggāocǎiliè · in high spirits

More words: Adjectives

平静píngjìng · calm迫切pòqiè · urgent谦虚qiānxū · modest浅qiǎn · shallow巧妙qiǎomiào · ingenious亲爱qīn'ài · dear亲切qīnqiè · amiable勤奋qínfèn · hardworking

FAQs

强烈 (qiángliè) means “strong” or “intense”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qiángliè: qiáng with a 2nd tone, then liè with a 4th 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, 强烈 is written 強烈. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qianglie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 强烈 from the suggestions. Typing qianglie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
强烈 is an HSK 5 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.